giddyup Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 I have a Starmark brand kitchen installed which includes soft close drawer glides. One of the drawers no longer closes but I can't work out why. When you close the glide it's supposed to grab the drawer just a few inches before being fully closed and pull it closed automatically, however that no longer happens which means the drawer is left sticking out a few inches. There is a small piston which I believe only acts as a cushion when closing. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 (edited) WD40 ,first clean the crud out of the slider regards Worgeordie Edited June 12, 2018 by worgeordie add on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, worgeordie said: WD40 ,first clean the crud out of the slider regards Worgeordie The photo makes it look worse than it is. Those few crumbs wouldn't affect the closing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Just now, giddyup said: The photo makes it look worse than it is. Those few crumbs wouldn't affect the closing. OK leave the crumbs in, but try some WD40 it might work. regards Worgeordie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingtlger Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Look in the back of the unit and see if there isn't anything jammed back there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 2 hours ago, flyingtlger said: Look in the back of the unit and see if there isn't anything jammed back there. No, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Of course you tried taking it all the out and back in a few times, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 2 hours ago, mogandave said: Of course you tried taking it all the out and back in a few times, yes? Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Take out a draw that does work, the differences will be the problem. if the glide is broken then see if you can find out the maker and get a new one. If it's a generic one Häfele is likely to have a matching one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 22 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said: Take out a draw that does work, the differences will be the problem. if the glide is broken then see if you can find out the maker and get a new one. If it's a generic one Häfele is likely to have a matching one. Quite honestly I couldn't spot the difference, some of the mechanism is hidden inside the runner. What I did in the end is remove the little piston that facilitates the "soft close", the drawer is now able to fully close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 (edited) Moderator: <removed> The post can also be closed as the problem is now resolved. Edited June 18, 2018 by ubonjoe removed quote of a removed post and removed a unneeded comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Topic closed at OP's request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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