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Quadrafire Contour/Santa Fe Hopper Lid Hinge Bolt Fell In - Guess what happened?

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  1. don2222

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    Hello

    Nothing!

    At first I said Oh No! But it is a Quadrafire!

    Stove was working fine so I let it run dry of pellets and vacuumed the hopper. No bolt there!

    Then I started vacuming the fire box and there it was! Right in front of the fire pot!

    So I tried star and C lock washers. The C washer was too think for the hindges to sit flush with the cover so I put in the much flatter star lock washers. Anything else I should do? Maybe some RTV?

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    Liquid thread locker. Removable type.
     
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    What imacman said..
     
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