How To Fix A Broken Dresser Drawer Track

I started to assemble ikea alex drawer unit but a few drawer slides aka runners rails separated from their rails and balls started to scatter on the floor.

How to fix a broken dresser drawer track. A drawer in your kitchen or bathroom that doesn t open smoothly is annoying. The first step to this furniture repair project is to take off the two remaining sides of the drawer. You can buy a replacement strip for the drawer at the hardware store if the old one is worn out. To fix a broken drawer slide try adjusting the drawer slides to see if that will solve the problem.

Lift up on the drawer as you pull it out removing it at an angle. Follow us on facebook. Find the paint and products we use here. When the drawer glides smoothly tighten the screws to hold the track in place.

If the drawer rubs sticks or is too tight loosen the screws and tap the drawer or track up down or to the left or right as needed and test it again. Then matt cut the dovetails off the back of each side. It s possible to repair or replace the drawer slides to make them glide with ease. Gently slide the drawer back onto the drawer track.

When the inner drawer guide is loose the drawer won t guide in straight and sit flush. The key to smooth pulling drawers is to know how to use the adjusting screws located in oval holes on the tracks. If necessary jiggle the drawer slightly from side to side to help it break free of the tracks such as if one side has fallen out. Using gorilla glue dab the parts that are loose and clamp into place and let dry for 24 hours.

How to fix a drawer is made by justin who is a young carpentry student in a technical school. He left the dovetails on the front because we had the front of the drawer. Step 9 if a wooden strip on the bottom of the drawer guides the sliding drawer instead of a steel track tighten the screws that hold the strip in place. We are woodworking concepts a group of.