Auger and auger motor

Replace the auger or the motor

Power switch off, cord unplugged, grill cold. The manual: "Disconnect the power cord before servicing the grill." Use hand tools, not a power drill (Traeger support).

Traeger support, "How to Replace an Auger on a Non-Connected Grill" and "How to Replace an Auger Motor on a Non-Connected Grill". Auger KIT0022; motor KIT0020 (120 V) or KIT0183 (230 V CE); shear pin KIT0783; bushing KIT0021.

1. Empty the hopper, take off the bottom grate and push the controller in as in clearing a jam (shown done here), then remove the 4 hopper screws and lift the hopper off.
2. Remove the shear pin.
3. For the motor: unplug its red and white wires, remove its 4 screws and slide it off the auger shaft.
4. For the auger: remove the bushing screw and slide the auger out of its tube. Clean out the tube.
5. Fit the new parts, line up the shear-pin holes and refit the pin. Reconnect the green and green-and-yellow earth wires to the back of the motor, metal to metal.
6. Refit the hopper and its 4 screws, then the controller and the bottom grate as in clearing a jam, refill, and prime the auger.