First time owning a slide-questions!
First time for me, so I don't know how they ought to work. But I think not all is right. First, it seems like it works hard to slide in and out, and when it goes, it seems unstable until it gets a...
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Many of them don't sit level when in - it's part of the design. They may not sit level when out either so that's not a sign something is wrong.
Seeing daylight around it when it fully extended or retracted isn't good though. I would inspect the gears under it (assuming its not hydraulic) for missing teeth. And even though manufacturers like to say lube isn't necessary, if it has a rack and pinion gear set then it will move a lot easier if lubed. You can use a dry lube spray but I get better result with a teflon spray. (Some will say it attracts dust or dirt but I've not had that happen in the ten years I've lubed mine).
Also inspect the "shear bolts". Again, if you have a rack and pinion gear set then you will find a square metal tube that spans the length of the slide. The shear bolts are at each end of it and they connect the square tube to the round shaft that hold the small gears. Make sure the bolts are intact and still have a nut securing them.
Seeing daylight around it when it fully extended or retracted isn't good though. I would inspect the gears under it (assuming its not hydraulic) for missing teeth. And even though manufacturers like to say lube isn't necessary, if it has a rack and pinion gear set then it will move a lot easier if lubed. You can use a dry lube spray but I get better result with a teflon spray. (Some will say it attracts dust or dirt but I've not had that happen in the ten years I've lubed mine).
Also inspect the "shear bolts". Again, if you have a rack and pinion gear set then you will find a square metal tube that spans the length of the slide. The shear bolts are at each end of it and they connect the square tube to the round shaft that hold the small gears. Make sure the bolts are intact and still have a nut securing them.
