Went to close my silverware drawer and it just fell downwards toward the back. The rail in the center is no longer attached to the back of the cabinets. The plastic bracket that holds it up back there has broken. Here's a pic:
I don't even know what to call this in a web search to see if I can get a replacement. House is about 45 years old, and these are the original cabinets. So, does anyone know what I should be searching for? Also, is it likely something like this is still available, or am I going to just have to give in and make a replacement. I suspect I could weld up something with metal I have laying around, but that seems like a lot of effort if it can just be bought cheaply.
Never mind - drawer slide rear mounting bracket appears to be what I am looking for. Found one on amazon, will see if I can find an equivalent locally faster.
I'm not a kitchen cabinet expert, but I do have some Google skills. It's a Drawer track back plate
edit: Looks like we posted at the same time. Glad you found it--looks like Ace carries this one if you want to shop locally.
It looks like a bushing for a drawer slide. Before ball bearing slides were all the rage I think they used a plastic clip that rode in a bent steel rail. The ones I have seen are a single rail on the bottom of a drawer so if that was in any drawer other than the top maybe I would check out the drawer above to see if it is working right.
Rotate it 90 and put it back? Looks like the bottom is the issue, change what's considered the bottom?
Swap it with the drawer you only open 2x a year?
wae
UltimaDork
4/12/25 10:17 a.m.
I have a crap load of misc cabinetry pays at the shop that came from Dad's shop of you want to dig around.
Marjorie Suddard said:
I'm not a kitchen cabinet expert, but I do have some Google skills. It's a Drawer track back plate
edit: Looks like we posted at the same time. Glad you found it--looks like Ace carries this one if you want to shop locally.
Yup, Ace is where I found a replacement. Lighter duty looking than the original, so I bought a spare and threw it in the back of the drawer, just in case.
