new guy here.
my 7 YO pheonix has developed some "slop" in the hinge of the door. the door is cast iron. upon further inspection, the door has 2 holes and simply hangs on 2 pins that are bolted to the face of the stove. the top hole has elongated a little and now the stove door wont close super tight on the top seal/gasket. we have to lift up on the door a bit to get it to seal right. as a stop gap, i covered the pin with some alum foil to act as a bushing and it seems to help but i need a perm fix. other ideas were to weld an appropriate sized washer on the bottom to the hole.
i called the dealer, he said they would have to replace the whole door, and remove the face of the stove? NO WAY! that would be an expensive repair! i was thinking of taking the door to a machine shop and having them drill it out, and put in a sleeved bushing, a brass one. i cant belive that they didnt put some kind of sacrifical bushing in there from the start.
any thoughts, suggestions, experiences?
brett
my 7 YO pheonix has developed some "slop" in the hinge of the door. the door is cast iron. upon further inspection, the door has 2 holes and simply hangs on 2 pins that are bolted to the face of the stove. the top hole has elongated a little and now the stove door wont close super tight on the top seal/gasket. we have to lift up on the door a bit to get it to seal right. as a stop gap, i covered the pin with some alum foil to act as a bushing and it seems to help but i need a perm fix. other ideas were to weld an appropriate sized washer on the bottom to the hole.
i called the dealer, he said they would have to replace the whole door, and remove the face of the stove? NO WAY! that would be an expensive repair! i was thinking of taking the door to a machine shop and having them drill it out, and put in a sleeved bushing, a brass one. i cant belive that they didnt put some kind of sacrifical bushing in there from the start.
any thoughts, suggestions, experiences?
brett