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How To Remove Snap-On Drawer Slides

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Here is a video we have had requested many times. How to replace or add Snap-On drawer slides of Epiq, Masters, Classic and Heritage series toolboxes. I know there are quite a few videos on this topic but I hope ours is a little more simple to understand and fast to watch.

 
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Does it seem a bit ridiculous that person ostensibly making a living with hand tools needs a video to figure this out?
Just more proof that a tool box doesn't make the mechanic.
 
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Does it seem a bit ridiculous that person ostensibly making a living with hand tools needs a video to figure this out?
Just more proof that a tool box doesn't make the mechanic.
In my personal experience a lot of boxes sell to people who are not mechanics. We live in a relatively wealthy part of the country and many homeowners have Snap-on boxes in there garages to keep homeowner basic tools in. Also sold boxes to art schools, gun collectors wanting to foam all the drawers with gun inserts, sold a few to people wanting to use them around the house for storage, sold several to people using them for various trades like plumbing, electrical, woodworking and assembly. Although a lot of people probably could figure it out they are afraid to do something wrong on a box they spent 16k on and possibly cause damage.

But to answer your question. Yes it is a bit ridiculous. But also I try to never shame my customer base. If they ask for a how to video then I will make the video. Within reason.
 

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Does it seem a bit ridiculous that person ostensibly making a living with hand tools needs a video to figure this out?
Just more proof that a tool box doesn't make the mechanic.

Do you ever look at service info for a procedure or do you just tear into things? The bit about making sure the bearing is all the way forward was a good tip. I find that even if I know how to do something, making sure I don't assume things and verifying I understand the entire procedure is my usual working practice. But I work on more complicated things where the devil is in the details, and correct procedures are mandatory, so maybe it's just habit even on the simple things.
 
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Do you ever look at service info for a procedure or do you just tear into things? The bit about making sure the bearing is all the way forward was a good tip. I find that even if I know how to do something, making sure I don't assume things and verifying I understand the entire procedure is my usual working practice. But I work on more complicated things where the devil is in the details, and correct procedures are mandatory, so maybe it's just habit even on the simple things.
By trade I am an electrical assembler. The panels we build are very complex often utilizing many PLCs. I tend to look into the procedures for things by habit as in this field one wrong wire or incorrect setting can cause catastrophic damage to the components and machines.
 

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Absolutely. There's a power supply module that's stupid simple I worked with. The manufacturer swapped some things on the board and kept the same layout. Terminals were suddenly different. 100% catastrophic damage if you don't catch it by reading the procedure. On something like drawer slides, yea I can figure it out. but if I can not bend things or damage the finish by seeing tricks of the trade it's absolutely worth my time to watch a video like that. Thanks for posting it
 

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I'll bite and own up to my ignorance... How do you disengage the 2 slide rails on the old KR1000 slides?
In the pic below, the lower is fully out to the stops, while upper one is backed in about 1-1/2"
There is no finger-lever or finger-pull to manipulate. It looks like there is a plastic release in there, but how do you trigger it?
Honestly, I've been wanting to service/clean/lube my drawer slides for 20 years, but get puzzled and give up.
 

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By trade I am an electrical assembler. The panels we build are very complex often utilizing many PLCs. I tend to look into the procedures for things by habit as in this field one wrong wire or incorrect setting can cause catastrophic damage to the components and machines.
Yeah but this is a toolbox. It's not that complex and you can see the whole thing.
 
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I'll bite and own up to my ignorance... How do you disengage the 2 slide rails on the old KR1000 slides?
In the pic below, the lower is fully out to the stops, while upper one is backed in about 1-1/2"
There is no finger-lever or finger-pull to manipulate. It looks like there is a plastic release in there, but how do you trigger it?
Honestly, I've been wanting to service/clean/lube my drawer slides for 20 years, but get puzzled and give up.
These are a little tricker. Hence why they switched the design. If I had one of those older styles in inventory I would make a video for you myself on how to disengage them. I will do my best to explain via text. You need to push the drawer back in slightly so have that hole line up with the wings on that black plastic piece. You can use a pick to pule those tabs towards the center till they almost touch and the drawer will pull all the way out. If you want to wait to mess with it till I get one in to make a video for you I am happy to do so.
 

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Does it seem a bit ridiculous that person ostensibly making a living with hand tools needs a video to figure this out?
Just more proof that a tool box doesn't make the mechanic.
No it does not. I had to remove a KRL drawer and was pretty sure I knew how but a video would have been very helpful to confirm the method before bringing out the mallet and beating on it.
 

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These are a little tricker. Hence why they switched the design. If I had one of those older styles in inventory I would make a video for you myself on how to disengage them. I will do my best to explain via text. You need to push the drawer back in slightly so have that hole line up with the wings on that black plastic piece. You can use a pick to pule those tabs towards the center till they almost touch and the drawer will pull all the way out. If you want to wait to mess with it till I get one in to make a video for you I am happy to do so.
From my keyboard, I think I understand what you're describing. Supplemental video would be helpful.
20-years on the "someday" list... yeah, no hurry :)
Thanks!
 

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I'd like to welcome Joe to the forum. He's a used box reseller out of Indiana that I've being keeping an eye on his Marketplace ads for a while for the right box for my son who's in school to be a mechanic and working part time at a shop.
 
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I'd like to welcome Joe to the forum. He's a used box reseller out of Indiana that I've being keeping an eye on his Marketplace ads for a while for the right box for my son who's in school to be a mechanic and working part time at a shop.
I really appreciate the mention! The reception has been really great so far.
 

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BTW, here are slides on my other KR1000. They are even more puzzling. (again, top: ~2" in, bottom: full-stop):
 

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I appreciate the photos. When I get a box like that in next, I will make a video for it. The title will be something along the lines of "Vintage KRL drawer slides replacement" so keep an eye for it. I will try to remember to update you here also when that video posts. I have done one like your first photo but not the second. I keep a mechanical engineer on staff also. So, if I can't figure it out, I will put him onto the task haha.
 

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Pretty good info. I smashed mine out with a hammer and after that they came out easy. Now putting slides back together alone sorta *****.
 
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