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yellowstonestu
Groupie Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Location: Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 43 |
Topic: Broken drawer rails Posted: 17 Jun 2013 at 9:12am |
I purchased a used 2010 171 this spring. I have found the drawer rails coming apart (sagging) and not supporting the contents. Has anyone else had this problem and did you have to replace the rails? If so, where did you purchase them?
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Yellowstonestu & Bela the Vizsla
2008 Toyota FJ 2015 RPod 179 (Pod #2) |
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podrunner
Senior Member Joined: 30 May 2013 Location: Draper, UT Online Status: Offline Posts: 106 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2013 at 11:09am |
I also purchased a 2010 recently and had the same problem. Several of the brackets that hold the side rails were broken where they attach to the wooden supports in the rear of the drawer area. Home Depot has the part. Look in the area of the drawer knobs. Here is a link http://www.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Line-1L-1R-Rear-Drawer-Track-Sockets-R-7227/202999848#.Ub8mDufUm3Y . I am not sure if this is the exact one...It seems like in the store it was less than $2 for the pair, but is looks like the one shown in the link above.
Good Luck...
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2010 R Pod 151
2017 4runner 2006 Honda Metropolitan |
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bhamster
Senior Member Joined: 19 May 2011 Location: Washington Online Status: Offline Posts: 165 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2013 at 12:41pm |
Mine were horrible and practically falling off when the trailer was new. So I swapped them out for some proper full-extension slides that anchor on the side and have a nice solid lock when you close them. I purchased them from my local hardwood supplier (windsor plywood). The only modification necessary was adding some plywood on the sides. It also allows for me to use deeper drawers in the future (someday I'll get around to it).
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yellowstonestu
Groupie Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Location: Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 43 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2013 at 12:47pm |
Thanks for the advice! Good info.
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Yellowstonestu & Bela the Vizsla
2008 Toyota FJ 2015 RPod 179 (Pod #2) |
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BagEnd
Newbie Joined: 14 Sep 2012 Location: Montrose, CO Online Status: Offline Posts: 12 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2013 at 4:27pm |
I used to the same ones podrunner is referring to when some of mine snapped in two after a trip to Chaco Canyon last month. Perfect fit.
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Ed, Angi, and Hunter Hagins, 2011 R-Pod 172, Montrose, Colorado
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2013 at 7:37pm |
I discovered I had the same problem with one of the rails on the middle drawer this spring. The plastic clip on the back wall was cracked, so I used some scrap wood to create a new support.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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yellowstonestu
Groupie Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Location: Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 43 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2013 at 8:02pm |
Thanks for all the advice. I created a support across and under the rails, screwed it in place through the cabinet wall. It should be bomb proof now!!
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Yellowstonestu & Bela the Vizsla
2008 Toyota FJ 2015 RPod 179 (Pod #2) |
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