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How to Repair a Broken Sliding Drawer
Classical furniture 2004-12-8 http://www.cfhot.com eHow.com
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Ifyoursilverwaredrawerhaslostitslusterandisstartingtoshimmywhenyoupullitopen,it'sprobablyinneedofanewdrawerguide.Thislittlenotchedplasticpiecekeepsyourdrawerontrack.Youcanpickupareplacementatyourlocalhardwarestore.
Steps:
1.Removethedrawer'scontents.
2.Pullthedrawergentlybythehandleuntilitcomesallthewayoffthetrack(seeA).Youmayneedtoliftthedrawerabovethetrackorpressareleaselevertoreleasethedrawer.
3.Turnthedraweroverandlocatethedrawerguide.Lookforasmallsemicircularorsquareplasticpiecelocatedatthedrawer'srearcenter.
4.Examinetheconditionofthedrawerguide.Iftheguideisingoodconditionbutmerelyloose,tightenthescrewsandreplacethedrawer.Iftheguideisheldintoplacewithmetalstaples,replacethestapleswithsmallscrews,whicharesturdier.Iftheguideneedstobereplaced,proceedtostep5.
5.Unscrewtheolddrawerguideandbuyanexactreplacement.
6.Positionthenewdrawerguideinplace,matchingtheexistingscrewholesinthewoodorparticleboarddrawerwiththenewguide'sholes.
7.Tightenallthescrewstosecuretheguidefirmlyinplace(seeB).Don'ttightenthescrewsexcessively--youcouldcrackthedrawer.
8.Gentlyslidethedrawerbackontothedrawertrack.
9.Ifawoodenstriponthebottomofthedrawerguidestheslidingdrawerinsteadofasteeltrack,tightenthescrewsthatholdthestripinplace.Youcanbuyareplacementstripforthedraweratthehardwarestoreiftheoldoneiswornout.
OverallTips:
Takecaretogentlyremovetheoldplasticguidesoasnottodamagethedrawer.
Lightweightplasticguidesliketheseareonlymeanttosupportafewpounds.Forheavydrawers,considerinstallingrollerguidesoneachsideofthedrawer.
Steps:
1.Removethedrawer'scontents.
2.Pullthedrawergentlybythehandleuntilitcomesallthewayoffthetrack(seeA).Youmayneedtoliftthedrawerabovethetrackorpressareleaselevertoreleasethedrawer.
3.Turnthedraweroverandlocatethedrawerguide.Lookforasmallsemicircularorsquareplasticpiecelocatedatthedrawer'srearcenter.
4.Examinetheconditionofthedrawerguide.Iftheguideisingoodconditionbutmerelyloose,tightenthescrewsandreplacethedrawer.Iftheguideisheldintoplacewithmetalstaples,replacethestapleswithsmallscrews,whicharesturdier.Iftheguideneedstobereplaced,proceedtostep5.
5.Unscrewtheolddrawerguideandbuyanexactreplacement.
6.Positionthenewdrawerguideinplace,matchingtheexistingscrewholesinthewoodorparticleboarddrawerwiththenewguide'sholes.
7.Tightenallthescrewstosecuretheguidefirmlyinplace(seeB).Don'ttightenthescrewsexcessively--youcouldcrackthedrawer.
8.Gentlyslidethedrawerbackontothedrawertrack.
9.Ifawoodenstriponthebottomofthedrawerguidestheslidingdrawerinsteadofasteeltrack,tightenthescrewsthatholdthestripinplace.Youcanbuyareplacementstripforthedraweratthehardwarestoreiftheoldoneiswornout.
OverallTips:
Takecaretogentlyremovetheoldplasticguidesoasnottodamagethedrawer.
Lightweightplasticguidesliketheseareonlymeanttosupportafewpounds.Forheavydrawers,considerinstallingrollerguidesoneachsideofthedrawer.
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