Loose grates on Summit S-460

[EJWarner]

Hey,
New member here.... I just fixed up a summit 460 and the grates are pretty loose... does anyone here have a good solution to "lock" them in. They slide around a lot when I'm cleaning them off.

Thanks in advance,
Eric

 

[Brett-EDH]

Front to back or side to side? My past experience was front to back due to the firebox warping and expanding as part of it breaking down over time.

 

[EJWarner]

mostly side to side

 

[Brett-EDH]

mostly side to side

no real solution to be had from my own experience. the grates are just wiggly and always had space between each rack. you could just brush front to back to avoid the side to side motion and movement. does yours have the smoker box option on the right side of the grates?