Drawer Slide Question

[Brent Romero]

Greetings,

I am replacing some old side mount drawer slides and it would appear that the side clearance is > 0.500" (as much as 0.578") and varies as much as 1/8" front to back on some of the drawers. Anyone know of any slides that can handle more than 0.500" per side of clearance?

Thanks for the help.

[Thomas Norton]

I have made a number of kitchens and redo e a number. When I run into this problem I make up different thickness shims to make the hardware functional.

[Brent Romero]

Thanks. Is 1/2" per side the standard clearance?

[Jamie Buxton]

The usual clearance spec is 1/2”, + 1/32, -0.

[Justin Ludwig]

17/32 is standard like Jamie said. Use shims or tape to close the gap if needed. You'll know real quick if the opening is too wide.

[Brent Romero]

Thanks guys. Shims it will be.