Alan and Jayne Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 G'day allWe've just arrived back in Broome off the Cape Leveque Road to find we have broken another latch on our knives & fork drawer. Everytime we hit corrugations this particular knob breaks. We've done about 5 or 6 so far.It's only ever this drawer. Does anyone have a solution for these latches? Maybe a replacement that actually doesn't break? Or is that asking too much?CheersAlan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen and Debbie Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Hi Alanis it due to the knives, forks, etc bouncing around - have you tried putting tea towels or foam in the drawer to stop everything from moving around??CheersDeb B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickA Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 G`Day Alan & JaneTry Deb`s fix first especially in cutlery drawer, and if that doesn`t work try this one.It was done by Kedron about 3yrs ago and we have not had drawer problem since. I will attempt to put in piccies of fix.CheersRick & Lea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Jacky Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Another tip is to take the whole drawer out (as it can be quite heavy and inertia of bumps increases this) and secure it on the bed. Once stopped just slide back in.Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyH Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hi Ann,That sounds like a voice/advice of experiance .... which I agree with as it it works for me as well...... but I just usually sit the cutlery draw in the middle of the bed & to date it hasnt moved (hope I havent jinxed myself) Regards & hugs to you & Sue!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Jacky Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Hi Tony,Yes, it worked for us as we had a similar problem when travelling in WA, especially the Gibb River Road. The drawer stayed on the bed no problems and just put a towel or something on top, similar to what Deb said.Our regards and hope all is well with you too Tony. We are up near Calliope and its been raining for about a week now *sigh*. (Still, beats working !!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blinky Bill Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Hi Alan,I had the same problem last year while travelling from Birdsville to Innamincka, I solved the problem by removing the tongue from the lock and placing 2 small washers between the cupboard and the tongue under each screw and resetting to a perfect fit when the draw is closed with no movement, problem appears solved with no further broken locks since then, similarly with the fridge, I got an old plaastic hotel room card, cut it to the shape of the lock and packed the lock out from the door, in this case required two layers but solved the problem of needing to strap the fridge door closed while in transit.I have subsequently gone through and changed all the drawers the same way. Seems from the factory the tongue only just catches the top of the lock placing to much stress on the lock in harsher conditions and the adjustment of the tongue to the lock seemed to have a small amount of slop, allowing drawer movement wile in transit.Hope this helps.Regards,John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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