I'm repairing a silverware drawer. It's the kind with a track above the box to guide the drawer squarely about the pitch and yaw axes into the cabinet. A section of the original track came off causing the drawer to derail. I have a replacement track but there's a twist -

The original track is held at the far end against a vertical support. The track is dead center, the vertical support is just off center. The track is nailed sideways into the support.

To replicate the original attachment, I'll need some way to nail the new track to the vertical support with 9" of clearance. I don't have a nail gun (are they less than 9" tall?) and I'd have to haul a compressor to the kitchen. I don't have a drill less than 9" long (plus screw length) and with a rotating axis a half inch from the top of the drill. The alternative is to attach the far end support to the back of the cabinet but the track won't be perfectly centered because of the vertical support, whether I attach the new track to the vertical support or the frame behind that. I will align the front end accordingly, of course.

Will the drawer not slide properly if the track is up to an inch off center? It seems most of the weight is borne by sides of the box as they slide over the front face of the cabinet. It's a silverware drawer so it holds a bit of weight but the weight isn't centered to begin with. I'm guessing an offset track might even help.

Thoughts?

No, Mistress, I will not be taking pictures of this project

Thanks,
Sixto
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