[Tamara]

Next minor repair on the list - the rear double bed has some weak spots in the supports. Took off the plywood base of the bed deck to get a good look at what was going on and found that one of the three glides has lost one of its parts.

Let's see if I can explain this in 200 words or less -
the supports have a "c" groove with a little wood(?) block that fits into the opposite side of the glide track. This little block keeps the two parts of the glide mechanism in line. So this particular glide just kind of hangs loose and offers no real support to the bed when pulled out. I surmise someone (a heavy someone) once sat right on the corner and broke the whole mechanism and the little wood chunk got lost.

So here's my thought - if we mount a piece of angle iron to the fixed side of the glide mechanism, then the loose side won't be able to kick up anymore and will then provide some support. Unfortunately, unless we take the whole frame out and apart I don't think we can replace the missing piece, so this would just be a work around.

Anyone ever have to repair a glider, and if so - what are your suggestions?

Thanks,