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Help sourcing a part

  • 31-01-2019 5:08pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 472 ✭✭


    I have wardrobes with slide doors that were fitted about 12 years ago. One of the wheels (for the bottom of the door) has split & causes the door to jam.


    I have removed the part and need to replace it. Unfortunately the firm that installed the wardrobes (in Ennis) has long since gone out of business & I cannot contact the owner. I have tried numerous hardware shops in the area, but noone can help.


    Photos of the part are attached (including the bolt, spring & nut used to attach it to the door). It fits inside the bottom of the door in a cavity. There is no part number on it.


    The metal bracket is 6.5cm long and 1.8cm wide at the widest end, 1cm wide at the narrow end, the wheel is 4cm diameter and 1cm thick.


    If anyone can provide ideas of where I may be able to source this I would be grateful.


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


    How about a place selling sliding robes?


    There's three or four in my local town. They might help you out.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 472 ✭✭tombrown


    Purgative wrote: »
    How about a place selling sliding robes?


    There's three or four in my local town. They might help you out.
    Ive tried that for the one place in Ennis that sells slide-robes, and can go check a few places in Limerick. But as all slide door systems use different bespoke components its like looking for a needle in a haystack.


    Me posting here is partly an attempt to make the haystack smaller as I hope someone may recognise it and say "That looks like it comes from ACME Inc sliderobe system"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 405 ✭✭hawkeye_bmr


    tombrown wrote: »
    Ive tried that for the one place in Ennis that sells slide-robes, and can go check a few places in Limerick. But as all slide door systems use different bespoke components its like looking for a needle in a haystack.


    Me posting here is partly an attempt to make the haystack smaller as I hope someone may recognise it and say "That looks like it comes from ACME Inc sliderobe system"


    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HG2KY2K/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_tY2uCbTE6WHWE

    This matches main dimensions, would require you to drill out the old wheel and then bolt this one in it's place..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 472 ✭✭tombrown


    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HG2KY2K/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_tY2uCbTE6WHWE

    This matches main dimensions, would require you to drill out the old wheel and then bolt this one in it's place..


    Thanks - that might work :)


    I do run the risk of ruining the bracket in the process, so, for now,will keep this as a backup plan if I can't source the full part


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 472 ✭✭tombrown


    I've been around a number of places (hardware stores, sliderobe sellers etc, but had no luck). I have ordered the part hawkeye_bmr suggested, and hope to get it in the next week or so - it may solve my problem.

    I have tried gluing the plastic wheel, but that seems doomed to failure.

    Does anyone know of an engineerign shop in Clare that might be abel to make up such a part for me?


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