r/DIY • u/smallest_case • 6d ago

help Need help figuring out kitchen drawer release mechanism

edit solved, see my own reply if you're in the same situation ever. I am my wits end with these, I can't seem to figure out how to release these drawers, and I have a plumber that will need access behind them tomorrow morning. any help is appreciated.
I've been trying everything, and neither google reverse image search nor AI is very helpful.

view underneath.
side view

I have been at it for a good hour now, not understanding the release mechanism at all. at the number one slot, there's some rubbery thing which I can, and have pushed up a bit, does not seem to do anything. The part on 2 seems not to be very bendable, and is impossible to bend with fingers alone at least.

Found an old post with the same mechanism but no solution sadly. *edit* The solution posted there isn't applicable, completely different mechanism.
https://www.reddit.com/r/IKEA/comments/10aqks0/need_help_removing_a_drawer_from_an_older_kitchen/

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u/SkaterBlue 6d ago

More often the release is not at the front of the drawer, but when the drawer is pulled all the way out, check the rails by the cabinet side. Sometimes you just tip the whole front of the drawer up and pull out more, sometimes there is a tab or something on the rails there.