How do I put a filing cabinet drawer back in place?

Thank you so much for your help. We had been rustling with the cabinet all morning. After rumiging around for the key it took seconds.Thank goodness for the internet. We will just be emptying the drawers in future if we want to move it.

rjmlsh
January 2014

I had exactly the same problem where the drawers went almost in but for about a cm but discovered that it's the locking bar.. When all the drawers are out, lock the cabinet (assuming it has a key), then they should go in easily... after days of fighting with the drawers, they were all in in less than a minute!

Jimmel1
November 2012

First the draws are prevented from falling out when opened by arresters, clips on top of draw side that have to be depressed to release the draw from runners. Take a look at a draw above/below the offending draw to check arrester positions.

You may find they are the type on the draw back two screws one each side in slotted holes slacken and slide to opposite side of hole to release draw from runners, just pull the offending draw out as you would to open but hang on to both sides of the draw they aren't light, well mine aren't.
Re-fitt the offending draw ensuring both sides are on the extended runner arm.slide draw on runners and re set the arresters before closing the draw. Hopefully it is not the runner broken I doubt you would get new one. hope this helps. It's a pain in the butt but they do this occasionally.

Bob
February 2010