Recommendations for a REALLY tight leg socket

[LightningBoldtz]

I just purchased a 26er, very excited to get it put together.  I have on leg socket so blasted tight I cannot get the leg in. 

Any tricks to doing this?

[CharliefromLI]

New or used? If new, I'd contact weber.

If used Some cooking oil or dish soap will slide it in. If the socket is crushed down. Yeah u might need to use a beoomstick and work it in a circle to widen out socket.

[LightningBoldtz]

it's NIB, yeah I did call Weber, they are going to send me a new bowl.  Very disappointing not being able to put it all together.

[1911Ron]

I know when putting my 26 together one was hard to insert, when i looked at it the leg lock insert was cockeyed, got it straightend out and it went together, not sure if this is the case but something to check out.