I lost the instruction Manuel and I need to convert the crib into the toddler bed
First I unbolted the four arms that hold the metal bed support up and
pushed it down as flat as I could. I had to do it a couple of times and
go kind of slow, to get the loose arms tucked away as best I could. They
still stick up a little above the rest of the frame.
After much wrestling with the wooden front panel (gate) of the crib (the one I need to remove), here is what I did:
1. Find the wooden piece that crosses the bed just behind the gate. This
is an approximately 1.5-inch by 3/4-inch piece. On ours, it's just
above and in front of the drawer under the crib.
2. Find the metal screw at one end of this cross piece. You will see
that it is on the outside of the bed, on the short end of the bed, in
line with the cross piece.
3. Unscrew it. Note that this screw actually threads into a threaded
piece inserted into the cross piece in a little hole on the back side of
the cross piece, about 3/4 inch from the end. If this little silver
metal piece falls out, you will need to find it and put it back in the
hole with the threads facing the screw hole. The piece is the size of a
pea.
4. Anyway, use an allen wrench to remove the screw, without losing that little inserted thingy.
5. I'm not saying this is textbook, but I then forced the end of the
crib away from the rest of the crib while moving the gate up and down
and pulling gently toward me (to pull the gate from its track). You have
to move the end of the crib to create about a 1/2-inch gap before the
gate will pop free.
6. The gate has two pins on each side, so when you get it freed on the
site that you removed the screw on, the other side will come off without
removing the second screw on that side.
7. I then got the drawer back on its tracks properly (it jumped the
tracks a bit in the process), pushed everything back together the way it
was, and screwed the screw back in. (if the screw wont thread, either
you lost the aforementioned little silver piece, or that little silver
piece is turned in the hold the wrong way)
8. With the gate removed, the crib (now toddler bed I guess) has four
little tabs where the gate was once attached. Two I had to unscrew, and
the other two I grabbed with a pliers and pulled out.
It wasn't elegant, but I certainly have an intact toddler bed now.
Hope helps. Good luck.
we have a kinderkraft crib and the front railing falls down just need to know where to get the piece that hold it up. it was purchase at baby r us in the year 2000
Kindercraft appears to have fallen off the face of the earth. The 1-800 number listed in the instruction manual and posted here is no longer in service. The email address for service listed on this board is now a bad address. There is a www.kinderkraft.com web page, but no "contact us" information that I can find. I am also seeking parts. Does anyone know if the company still exists, if they still support their products, and how to get in touch with them?
I need screws to put bed together
I have the Kindercraft Vermont Crib. Had to disassemble it when we moved. Now I am missing one of the main *****s that holds the rails together. Where can I get the same *****?
i need a phone number to call i got a crib from my sister and when i moved i lost the plastic slider pieces and i need to order them but i cant ind a number maybe they should put a support number on the Kinderkraft web-site.
I need to find the metal mattress supports and the piece that allows the front gate to lower. Any help would be great.
MY COWORKER GAVE THE CRIB BUT NO SCREWS OR INSTRUCTION TO ASEMBLE THE CRIB ONLY WOODEND PARTS
compre una cuna en craigslist y no viene un tornillo y otro de los tornillo no entra en una pieza de metal
We have one of their cribs in our nursery and are needing a replacement part. I need an email address, phone number or mailing address.
I am having a similar problem in that I need the 2 parts that hold the front rail up. I just reassemble the crib to give to my neighbor and noticed I can't find those 2 pieces. Anyone have a contact number. I will continue reading through these postings with a hope to find help.
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