Soft Close Drawers Making Clunking Noise - advice pls
mays802
9 years ago
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Comments (35)Read and re-read this carefully. It might seem complex to the novice but it is really a straight forward and in depth explanation of what goes on, and what you will be looking at. Remove the spark plug from each cylinder. You will adjust BOTH valves on "the same cylinder", ONLY AFTER THAT CYLINDER has been positioned to the proper point in the 4-stroke cycle. Remove the valve cover from both cylinders. Identify each valve as INTAKE valve or EXHAUST valve by doing a visual reference. The INTAKE valve will be physically closest to where the intak manifold connects to the head and the EXHAUST valve will be nearest to where the exhaust manifold connects to the head. Next you need to determine which direction the engine rotates when running. You can determine this by spinning the engine with the starter while watching the flywheel through the fan shroud. Mark the direction with an arrow (at least on a sketch if not on the engine). Once you have determined the direction of rotation, you can proceed to positioning the engine for valve adjustment. You should trun the engine by hand a few complete revolutions to familiarize yourself with the sequence of valve movements through the entire 4 stroke cycle. It requires two complete revolutions of the crankshaft (720 degrees of crankshaft rotation) to one complete "4 stroke cycle". The 4 strokes of a four cycle engine are (and in this sequence): (1) INTAKE STROKE (2) COMPRESSION STROKE (3) POWER STROKE (4) EXHAUST STROKE. The compression stroke is the stroke where you perform the valve adjustments. Before we try to figure out how to identify the compression stroke for a specific cylinder let's describe the movements of the valves and the terms used: When a pushrod is RISING and lifting a rocker arm, the rocker arm will be pushing a valve DOWN. When a valve is DOWN, it is OPEN. When a valve is UP, it is CLOSED. OK, turn the engine by hand in the correct direction of rotation while watching both valves of the cylinder you are going to adjust the valves on. When you get to a point in the turning where the INTAKE VALVE begins to rise up (closing) and the exhaust valve is already UP (closed), you are in the beginning of the COMPRESSION STROKE. At this time you need to insert a wooden pencil or a wooden dowel rod straight into the spark plug hole until it contacts the piston. Hold the dowel firmly against the piston with one hand and resume turning the engine with the other hand. Observe how the piston pushes the dowel out of the plug hole as the piston moves toward the magical point known as Top Dead Center (TDC). At the point where the dowel movement stops, mark the dowel flush with the edge of the plug hole. Now, measure upward 1/4 inch from that mark and put a second mark. Put the dowel back in the hole, firmly against the piston and slowly resume turning the engine (in the direction of rotatation) and you will see the dowel move into the hole as the piston drops. Continue turning the engine until the second mark on the dowel is flush with the edge of the spark plug hole. This cylinder is now in the correct position for adjusting the valves ON THIS CYLINDER ONLY. After adjusting the valves on this cylinder, you will need to repeat the entire procedure to get the opposite cylinder into position to adjust its valves....See MoreSoft-close side-mount drawer glides? Or stick with Blum?
Comments (19)ash5181 - We bought several different slides and tested them on drawers. These were the best of what we could find (either online or in big box stores). They were a bit stiff at first, but repeated use has mellowed the resistance from the soft-close mechanism. I'm really glad we installed soft close, but I wish we had researched more before building the drawers. Turns out, undermount slides require a higher mount for the drawer base (to provide room/mounting surface for the Blum slides) - and DH was NOT going to rebuild or start again. A few slides are giving us trouble, but that could be installation error, as they are tricky to shim/balance. We learned a lot, and will be uber-prepared for the next kitchen :)...See MoreNeed cabinet advise: Soft close hinges?
Comments (12)Blum and only Blum--don't settle for knockoffs--soft close on drawers is great. Full extension. Just give a little push and they close all the way without banging. The really heavy duty glides, the 250 lb. ones, don't have soft close. If I whack my pot drawers (no soft closer) closed they sometimes bounce open again! Soft close rocks! Or...literally, doesn't rock. It's less necessary on the doors. If you don't push hard enough they stay part way open instead of engaging the closer. But the soft close still prevents banging, and the spring is strong enough to keep the doors closed without any other kind of latch. Do try them out first. Some people find the little bit of resistance that the soft closers on drawers have to be bothersome, especially if they have hand strength issues. But get Blum. We've had a lot of members who hated them when installed who found out that they had "as good as Blum" rather than Blum. BTW, besides the standard soft close hinges, you can also get ones that open 170 degrees. They have a larger mechanism inside the cabinet that you have to allow room for when you place your stuff, but they're pretty awesome....See MoreSo many drawer stacks!!
Comments (47)Thanks, romy -- total DIY: DH needed an excuse to by a new tool, but it was $$ very well spent! Pictured lid cabinet is only 18" deep (island front -- 16" unit abuts the back side), so only 13" usable interior depth. Had to think long and hard about how to use that small space (cannot ever mention enough how invaluable Buehl's primers and instructions are!). I originally had the lid compartment turned 90 degrees, with lids stored left to right. But in mocking up the drawer, I had a major lightbulb moment: every time I opened and closed the drawer, all the lids would roll back and forth -- I was especially concerned about breaking the glass lids, never mind all the noise. Would've sounded like a mini bowling alley down there!...See Moremays802
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