On Tue, 19 Jan 2021 19:38:19 GMT, (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

DerbyDad03 writes:
About 5 years ago I installed 8 sets of the Knape & Vogt GS4270 full extens=
ion, soft close drawer slides.

One set, the one on the most frequently used drawer, no longer fully closes=
on its own. When I give the drawer its normal push, it glides to about 1/2=
" from fully closed and then stops. The soft close mechanism does engage, i=
t just doesn't pull the drawer all the way closed. A gentle push gets it cl=
osed, but it's a "manual close" i.e. I don't feel the mechanism taking over=
.

I can "fix" the soft close issue by fully extending the drawer (the standar=
d full extension reset method) but this only solves the soft close issue fo=
r a day or two, probably some X number of usages.

I called KV tech support and other than "make sure all the screws are tight=
" and "make sure nothing has shifted inside the cabinet", he had no other s=
uggestions. When I asked about lubrication, he was pretty emphatic about n=
ot trying that.

Unless someone has a suggestion, I think replacement may be my only option.

Another option, of course, is to live with it. Seems a small thing (1/2").

That may depend on the user's level of precision (or perhaps OCD ? ;-)

However, OCD is a excellent trait for a dentist. A few years ago, I
got a call from my then dentist "Don't bother coming tomorrow. Your
new bridge arrived today and I'm not happy with it so I sent it back.
I'll call when the replacement gets here."
The replacement fit fine, both on the tooth posts and in mesg with the
teeth avove it. My current dentist is close to that level of OCD -
but then he was recommended by the previous dentist ;-)