As suggested, La Hacienda were very responsive. Have said new bracket will be with me within the week.
Having now used the AK for a few cooks, must say I’m even more impressed than I expected. Did a pork shoulder yesterday and was by far the easiest long coo I have ever done. Bark wasn’t as dark as I had hoped for, but that’s for me to work on. Also, I expected it to be efficient on charcoal, but it still surprised me that a nine hour burn used so little.