MorRyde Sliding Drawer Modification (prototype)

Terry H

Past Texas North Chapter Leader/Moderator
Staff member
I have been experimenting on the release modification. Version 1 - I bought some 1/16” steel cable, cable crimps, small pulley, machine bolts, fender washers, nylock nuts, plastic spacers and plastic cord channel.
I cut the plastic spacers with a utility knife (Tray Mod 01) in order to fit in the mounting loop of the pulley (Tray Mod 02). Then cut a fender washer to hold the pulley from moving (Tray Mod 03 thru Tray Mod 05). I drilled a hole for the machine screw in the side on the slide tray to mount the pulley. I installed the self-sticking plastic cord channel to the underside lip of the sliding tray to keep the cord from getting caught in the tray rollers (Tray Mod 06, Tray Mod 15 and Tray Mod 16). I cut the cable and made a loop around the release handle and crimped the loop (Tray Mod 07). Ran the cable the pulley and through the cord channel. Cut 2 - 1½” pieces of pex piping and drilled a hole in the center of the pex tubing and feed the cable through and crimped it (Tray Mod 08) .

Version 1 worked but the cable going through the tight radius of the pulley occasionally bound the return of the release. I decided to try a window shade cord.

Version 2 – I removed the cable and installed the window shade cord (Tray Mod 13 and Tray Mod 14). Now the releases work great.
 

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danemayer

Well-known member
Nice Terry. I'm going to take a look at the cord channel and see if it might improve my installation.
 
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