Weber Spider Stopper Guards Installation Instructions page 2

Step 4
• On Genesis 4, 5 and Perma-Mount Gas Barbecue
models with a FlameCheck Safety System you must
disconnect the capillary tube from the FlameCheck
valve. Figure 3.
Note - The end of the capillary tube and the bottom of
the FlameCheck valve must be kept free of dirt and oil
(even oil from your fingers). Be careful when
disconnecting the capillary tube.
• On units with a side burner, disconnect the side
burner hose from the side burner fitting on the manifold
and remove the side burner. Figure 3.
Side burner fitting
FlameCheck
valve
Capillary
tube
Step 5
Remove the manifold bracket: Place your hand
underneath the bracket. Lift the bracket, manifold and
cooking box as a unit and unhook the bracket from the
frame brace. Figure 4. Remove the bracket from the
manifold.
Manifold bracket
Note - Your Weber Genesis Gas Barbecue may not
have a manifold bracket. Manifold brackets may be
obtained from:
Weber-Stephen Products Co.
Customer Service Center
560 S. Hicks Rd.
Palatine, IL 60067-6971
(708) 705-8660
(800) 446-1071
Figure 3
Frame brace
Figure 4
Step 6
Remove the manifold
Unscrew the thumb screws that hold the manifold to the
cooking box, and pull the manifold out of the burners and
set it down carefully. Figure 5.
Note - It may be necessary to use a pair of pliers to
loosen the thumb screws.
Step 7
Using a flashlight, look inside each burner for any
obstructions. Figure 6.
Step 8
Use the burner cleaning tool or a straight piece of wire to
clean the burner tubes of any obstructions, if necessary.
Figure 7.
Step 9
Install the Manifold
Insert the valves into the ends of the burner tubes and
install the manifold thumb screws; hand tighten. If you
have trouble installing the manifold, check the burner tube
alignment: Remove the cooking grills and Flavorizer Bars
and make sure the slots on the burner tubes are installed
under the heads of the guide screws. These screws
should not be fully tightened. Figure 8.
Guide screw
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View from below
and behind
cooking box
Thumb screws
Figure 5
Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 8