Removing older snapon drawer slides

[larryq]

I recently picked up a couple of early 1960s SO boxes, top and bottom, for a restore. For the life of me I can't get the slides out. I've tried a small hacksaw blade bent a little but no-go. Any tricks to it?

The threads I've seen here refer to a youtube or vimeo video that is now marked private so I can't see it. If there are some good posts with detailed pics on how to do it I'd be glad to see them. Thanks!

 

[royesses]

This thread is about the tool:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30310&highlight=snapon+drawer+removal+tool

Push the drawer in slightly and slide the tool in on both sides about an inch or two. When you pull the drawer it should come right out.

 

[evintho]

Here's how I removed them on my '56 Snappy's............................
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115415

 

[PFSard]

I had the same problem. Boxes from 1974 with friction slides. I used an allen wrench to remove mine. If I remember correctly, it was 2.5 mm. Found this information in a GJ thread, which I cannot put my finger on right now.

I found the link :

how to remove snap on friction drawers?
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9832

Piper (third entry in thread) : "I found a 3/32 allen key slid down against the drawer allowed the "catch" to not "catch" allowing the drawer to come fully out."

 

[zkling]

Which boxes did you get? Pics?

 

[larryq]

Thanks guys. So far I've been able to get one drawer out of the top box with a coat hanger. Man, this is tough going, I've got to get some sheet metal cut...

Yes, I owe pics. I'm documenting along the way and will have a restoration thread before long. Meanwhile here are some pics of the top box. Not terrible for $40 I think?

Plenty of surface rust and grime but the stripdown is underway and solid metal underneath.

 

[Burgerkong]

Thanks guys. So far I've been able to get one drawer out of the top box with a coat hanger. Man, this is tough going, I've got to get some sheet metal cut...

Yes, I owe pics. I'm documenting along the way and will have a restoration thread before long. Meanwhile here are some pics of the top box. Not terrible for $40 I think?

Plenty of surface rust and grime but the stripdown is underway and solid metal underneath.

I just snipped a piece of thin duct sheet and stabbed it in. Worked great.

 

[Marc Benjamin]

I wonder if that was the one in concord...

Anyways, yeah the hacksaw thing doesnt really work on those thinner slides. I'm actually using a thin kabob iron thingy to get mines out.

 

[Sonny2010]

Any after photos?

 

[larryq]

I wonder if that was the one in concord...

I got this one in Daly City a few months ago.

Any after photos?

In the process of mechanically stripping them right now, but I'll take some pics and get a thread going before long.