Need a little help - Genesis 5000 clip for slide out table broke...

[GWaye]

Hey everyone.

Been a bit since I've posted, but lurk every day.

My Genesis 5000 that Joe A. refurbed and I purchased about 4 years ago ran into its first snag: the clip that slides back/forth to support the bar that supports the flip up table on the right side of the grill broke. My guess is, because it's a plastic piece, that heat/weather/age just got the best of it.

Are there any sources for the part (I've been unsuccessful in my search) or is there something that someone has fabricated that I could copy to fix it? Hate to lose that valuable table space as summer is just getting started.

Appreciate any help!

Gary

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Someone had a source for those but, my feeble brain doesn’t remember where that was!

 

[DanHoo]

Someone had a source for those but, my feeble brain doesn’t remember where that was!

Same here. Maybe @Steve Hoch ?

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Same here. Maybe @Steve Hoch ?

You might be right but, there was a link to a store in NY state if I remember correctly. They had a ton of parts!

 

[GWaye]

Been Googling feverishly since I started the post and came up with this guy in Williamsville, NY: https://shop.edyoungs.com/products/slide-lock-for-genesis-table-22422.html

It's part number 4886971.

Hope that helps the next guy. I ordered 3 (so I'll have a fresh set after replacing the broken 1) - says there are still 12 left in stock.

 

[Jon Tofte]

That's the place!

 

[MarkCuda]

I bought one off Amazon about 6 months ago.

 

[DannyG]

I bought one off Amazon about 6 months ago.

I see them for 12 bucks a piece on Amazon 8 bucks on that True Value site (plus shipping)

 

[Steve Hoch]

Same here. Maybe @Steve Hoch ?

I remember buying a new one a couple years ago and posting about it. I want to say I bought on Amazon but it was from that hardware store that comes up with old parts every once in awhile.

 

[DannyG]

I remember buying a new one a couple years ago and posting about it. I want to say I bought on Amazon but it was from that hardware store that comes up with old parts every once in awhile.

Yea thats the True Value guy

 

[MarkCuda]

I just bought one now, just because

 

[Steve Hoch]

I just bought one now, just because

You would hate to go buy another grill just for that part

 

[MarkCuda]

You would hate to go buy another grill just for that part

Only if it's a keeper grill

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Yep! That’s the guy!

 

[Rick W]

Seems that someone should be able to fabricate one of those with a 3D printer?

 

[Mark-Anaheim]

Thanks, I just ordered 1. Mine looked like it was starting to crack, possibly I needed to remove this 27-year-old piece of plastic more gently.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Thanks, I just ordered 1. Mine looked like it was starting to crack, possibly I needed to remove this 27-year-old piece of plastic more gently.

“The world’s an imperfect place, screws fall out all the time.”
Or “plastic parts crack all the time”
I picked up two of them, just in case and, I don’t know where I put them!