RT-680 Auger motor making loud screeching noises

[Hawaiianbrian]

hey all- I have rt-680. on occasion the auger seems to clog, not an issue, I unclog it, shop vacc the pot put all back together- with a handful of pellets in hopper
- sometimes it works fine- using fresh pellets- like this morning- then it seems to stop and loud screeching noise for 10-30 seconds then works as normal operation-
ideas?

 

[chadinsc]

there is a fan on the back of the auger motor. maybe something is hitting that occasionally?

 

[C. Keeper]

hey all- I have rt-680. on occasion the auger seems to clog, not an issue, I unclog it, shop vacc the pot put all back together- with a handful of pellets in hopper
- sometimes it works fine- using fresh pellets- like this morning- then it seems to stop and loud screeching noise for 10-30 seconds then works as normal operation-
ideas?

Sounds like gears in auger motor, replace it and see what happens.

 

[chadinsc]

depending on how you use your grill. a 3rpm bfg auger motor could be of benefit to you. if all you do is low and slow then its not really any better. there is a long thread about it under the 700 section

 

[C. Keeper]

depending on how you use your grill. a 3rpm bfg auger motor could be of benefit to you. if all you do is low and slow then its not really any better. there is a long thread about it under the 700 section

I have a 2RPM motor for sale

 

[ol' stonebreaker]

Vac all the pellets out and run the auger tube empty by running the auger by itself to see if the noise goes away. Makes me wonder if there's a piece of metal hung up on an auger flight.