ivqancorp
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Hey all,
I purchased a 780 this past Christmas. Recently it rained very hard and I didnt have my tarp on and the rain water got inside my auger and turned the pellets inside into hardened sawdust. I didnt know this, and I fired up the smoker, and the auger couldnt rotate and broke a small pin inside. I am not sure how to go about fixing this exactly. I know I need the small pin inside which snapped from Traeger. Everything else is fine. I have attached some pics, to explain in more detail. If anyone has gone through something similar please let me know:
1. smk5 - This is the actual pin that I would need from Traeger, it's broken in half. The middle part of the pin is still inside the hole in the auger.
2. smk1a - That's the hole in the auger the pin goes in and out of. You may not be able to tell, but the middle section of the pin is still stuck in there.
3. smk2a - Here is a close up and you can now see that the hole still has a piece of metal inside it. That is the mid-section of the pin. You can also notice the hole is partially covered and cannot be rotated to expose fully.
4. smk4 - A top down view.
So I basically have two issues, one to order just that tiny pin from Traeger and then to some how get the section of the broken pin out of the hole to then insert the new pin. So anyone have a similar issue or have any advice on how to get the pin out? Thanks yall.
I purchased a 780 this past Christmas. Recently it rained very hard and I didnt have my tarp on and the rain water got inside my auger and turned the pellets inside into hardened sawdust. I didnt know this, and I fired up the smoker, and the auger couldnt rotate and broke a small pin inside. I am not sure how to go about fixing this exactly. I know I need the small pin inside which snapped from Traeger. Everything else is fine. I have attached some pics, to explain in more detail. If anyone has gone through something similar please let me know:
1. smk5 - This is the actual pin that I would need from Traeger, it's broken in half. The middle part of the pin is still inside the hole in the auger.
2. smk1a - That's the hole in the auger the pin goes in and out of. You may not be able to tell, but the middle section of the pin is still stuck in there.
3. smk2a - Here is a close up and you can now see that the hole still has a piece of metal inside it. That is the mid-section of the pin. You can also notice the hole is partially covered and cannot be rotated to expose fully.
4. smk4 - A top down view.
So I basically have two issues, one to order just that tiny pin from Traeger and then to some how get the section of the broken pin out of the hole to then insert the new pin. So anyone have a similar issue or have any advice on how to get the pin out? Thanks yall.
