Remline Tool Box Trouble

[Terri'sTools]

Hey I'm new here. I am having a problem with my Remline toolbox. After all these years, somehow all of the drawers have locked! This has never happened before and I can't for the life of me get any of them to open. No keyhole.
please help all my tools are in there!

 

[dodge610]

Not a remline pro but does the bottom door operate a locking mechanism. And did t slide forward allowing the drawers to lock. Just an idea.

 

[jakemac]

+1 on fiddling with the garage door.
Most likely, there is a spring lock that the door activates by pushing the bar up when the door is pushed into the guides. I had a Monty Ward's box that did something similar. Even though the door was pushed all the way in, something was "just off enough" that the locking bars wouldn't release the drawers. I had to reach in and push/pull/bang/and swear to get it working again.

Another option might be to turn the box upside down and let gravity drop the bars. However, I wouldn't recommend this with your tools still inside. It could cause other problems when the tools shift.

 

[Terri'sTools]

There is no bottom door. Do you mean the open storage area at the bottom or the bottom drawer? There were some clothespins wedged into where the door used to be could that be something? (It used to lift up and slide out of the way but is long gone.) One of the clothespins fell out. but it doesn't seem to do anything when I put it back in. Leaving in a few minutes will have to continue discussion in a few hours.
Thanks
Terri

 

[jakemac]

The clothes pins were holding the locking bars up so that the drawers would open. Take them out, look inside, find the locking bars, and use the clothes pins (or something else) to hold the bars up. There will be a minimum height that you will need to achieve with both bars to open the drawers.

 

[dodge610]

Sounds like the cothes pins slipped or got knocked off as jakemac said get down find the bars push up on them. jakemac sounds like he needs to remove drawers and remove the locking bars.

 

[Terri'sTools]

LOL the clothespins were key to the problem! I released the locks and pushed the clothespins back in and I am back in business! Thanks!

 

[jakemac]

Yup, someone destroyed the door and just grabbed the first thing that came to hand to hold the locking bars in place. Glad to hear your tools have been paroled.

 

[CNGsaves]

Jailbreak for your tools OP !!!

Any that have been lonely all this time locked up ???

Joining GJ is just the ticket.
In no time, you'll have lots of new tool friends to join the parolees !!!

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[Terri'sTools]

Thanks to everyone!
Now I can get back to being a girl with tools!