Thread: Fridge Drawer Repair

On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:21:54 -0600, "tom" <10@~.com> wrote:

> Don't know if anybody else has this problem but this simple repair saved me
> about $70 for new fridge drawers. These cheap plastic drawer glides
> (Frigidaire) broke soon after purchase and I was able to repair using 1\16"
> x 1\2" Aluminum Angle stock and a pop rivet gun. I did this repair about a
> year ago and it has worked flawlessly since.
>
> http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...madis/0001.jpg
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...madis/0006.jpg
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...madis/0008.jpg

Great idea! It's a royal pain when something like that goes wrong,
glad you were able to figure out an inexpensive solution.

My tip to you - lube all your door gaskets with petroleum jelly twice
a year to keep them from getting brittle and cracking. Might as well
take care of them because they're expensive to replace.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:50:02 -0800, sf <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:21:54 -0600, "tom" <10@~.com> wrote:
>
>> Don't know if anybody else has this problem but this simple repair saved me
>> about $70 for new fridge drawers. These cheap plastic drawer glides
>> (Frigidaire) broke soon after purchase and I was able to repair using 1\16"
>> x 1\2" Aluminum Angle stock and a pop rivet gun. I did this repair about a
>> year ago and it has worked flawlessly since.
>>
>> http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...madis/0001.jpg
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...madis/0006.jpg
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...madis/0008.jpg
>
>Great idea! It's a royal pain when something like that goes wrong,
>glad you were able to figure out an inexpensive solution.
>
>My tip to you - lube all your door gaskets with petroleum jelly twice
>a year to keep them from getting brittle and cracking.

Petroleum jelly (Vaselene) will slowly dissolve many plastics... apply
a thin coat of silicone grease instead... or: http://www.armorall.com/