I just picked up a 429A and 58C and have been cleaning and ordered slides for three drawers. All of the small drawers work like new. The deep drawer on both boxes are tight. I have cleaned, installed new slides, and used a wax based lubricant. Any other ideas for making them work? I have read about trying to covert to ball bearing slides and am not sure if that is possible with theses boxes on the drawers that stick. The top box logo above the drawers looks like an add on and the silver is a sticker that was added a long time ago.
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Snap on 70's boxes, first time on GJ board
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Lookin4'67Galaxieconv
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You can't convert those to ball bearing without spending more than they're worth. Maybe try a little more lubricant on the drawers that are tight?
Oldtuleguy
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Yes those are a little beat up, ball bearing conversion would be costly.
pooterguy
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Common causes of slidejam include:
1. Slightly bent, bowed or otherwise deformed slides (SO calls them "runners") and/or channels. The runner is the center component between the outer channel (built in to the frame interior side) and the inner channel (built into the drawer exterior side). Eyeball sighting along the length of runner top and bottom often reveals obvious jam points. Straightening all three components usually requires good eyesight, patience and perseverance. Most can be straightened enough to enable drawer functionality, but severely mangled runners will require replacement.
2. Grime, grit and roach **** in the runners and channels. Degreaser, toothbrush, more patience and neck wrenching.
3. Corroded runners and channels. Burnishing wheel on the runners and small wire brush on the channels. Overnight Evaporust bath often works well on rusty runners.
After the runners and channels are straightened, cleaned, derusted and burnished, any lubricant is better than no lubricant. My personal choice is Sil-Glyde, a common brake lubricant. The NAPA brand is available in both a gel squeeze tube and an aerosol spray, and both are useful.
1. Slightly bent, bowed or otherwise deformed slides (SO calls them "runners") and/or channels. The runner is the center component between the outer channel (built in to the frame interior side) and the inner channel (built into the drawer exterior side). Eyeball sighting along the length of runner top and bottom often reveals obvious jam points. Straightening all three components usually requires good eyesight, patience and perseverance. Most can be straightened enough to enable drawer functionality, but severely mangled runners will require replacement.
2. Grime, grit and roach **** in the runners and channels. Degreaser, toothbrush, more patience and neck wrenching.
3. Corroded runners and channels. Burnishing wheel on the runners and small wire brush on the channels. Overnight Evaporust bath often works well on rusty runners.
After the runners and channels are straightened, cleaned, derusted and burnished, any lubricant is better than no lubricant. My personal choice is Sil-Glyde, a common brake lubricant. The NAPA brand is available in both a gel squeeze tube and an aerosol spray, and both are useful.
Oldtuleguy
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Lot of guys use wax, does not attract dirt