Broken Bolts on Banjo Burner

[Harvestbrew]

UGH!! I snapped the bolt on my BG14 Banjo burner by over tightening. This ever happen to anyone else? Was thinking to drill it out and tap a new thread,,anyone have any other ideas?

 

[Hello]

Best you could do is exactly as you say, drill it out and replace. Did you strip the threads?

 

[Harvestbrew]

it was in so tight that I had to drill out threads included (did not go too far to penetrate to the propane chamber) going to see if this will work ,,,was thinking about possibly welding a nut to the opening and using that to thread a new bolt but will the solder hold up under the constant heat when the burner is firing???

 

[cilestiok]

Drilling and tapping for larger hardware in that same hole seems easier.

 

[Hello]

^ This.

 

[bja]

You could install a heli-coil and then use the same size screw if a bigger one would be a problem.

 

[Vesteroid]

An easy out would have been a good choice

 

[Harvestbrew]

A Heli-Coil is another good idea....the Tapp worked and the burner is fixed!

Cheers!