Had a welding job to do in the shop tonight so while things were cooling in between I whipped out a test piece.
1. Mount with broken off pin
2. Other mount with broken off pin after smoothing.
3 The parts involved.
4/5. Installation.
Works beautifully, very strong, no clearance issues ... way, way stronger than the OEM pin ... takes seconds to install.
Pin is about .325 OD, about .650 long, main flange .750 OD. Tapped for 10-24 screw, found a washer in the bin that would work after drilling ... didn't take a lot of time with the machining so it's a bit rough. Screw should probably be lock-tited in.
I could probably have these done in lots 100 or so for a couple bucks apiece.
So now my previously unusable grill will work good as new ... or better. So much nicer than the cobbed up solutions I've seen on used grills.
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