2 pieces for raco crib

I have a 5918-505 mI put it togehter for the first time since 1980 I had no problems once I located all of the parts: 4 metal guide rails, 2 wooden ends with 2 wheels in each, 2 wooden drop sides (or front and back that go up and down.) 2 metal toe kick rails that hold the sides up, 1 mattress springs, 4 metal mattress spring supports. attached to the inside of the wooden ends are 4 hanger pieces for the mattress spring support to hang on.

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This crib is no longer being sold and Cosco no longer makes cribs at all. Drop-sided cribs are known for falling apart, having missing parts and children end up getting entrapped between the broken drop side and the rest of the crib and dying. Please, do not try and repair this crib, just throw it away. It should not be used for any child. Do not take the risk. It isn't worth it.

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called the people we got it from and they came and put it together. It would have been impossible without them or instructions

On the bottom of the front rail that drops (the drop rail), there are two plastic tension pieces (one at either end) that engage the two fixed, bottom rail slider hardware (the long, narrow pieces screwed top-and-bottom into the lower, inside portion of the tall, upright crib ends). These tension pieces are spring loaded, and the outer edge of each one rides along the outside (i.e., the parent's side) of the two bottom metal rail guides. Their purpose is to supply outward pressure against the lower part of the drop rail - that's what you push against when you press your lower leg upon the bottom of the drop side of the crib to lower it. They insure that when up, the drop side locks safely into place. I suspect these tension pieces are your problem. It sounds like they are improperly installed. Good luck.

The front rail(drop rail) has a little plastic piece attached to it that reads "push".  This will be on the bottom.

You should be able to take those pieces out of the bottom ends of the crib rail bother than that I'm not sure I have been looking for the plastic pieces for the top of the rail that you squeeze together to lower the side and I called the company and they said they don't carry any parts for this crib anymore. I wish we could all get these cribs together and switch pieces that we need to make at least some of these cribs work its pretty bad. Oh well I hope this helps you.

if you're missing the lock parts from the ends of the side rails(end caps), I was to. I borrowed the cap from the youth bed rail
since when it's configured as a crib, that rail is extra anyway.
when it was time to go with the youth bed I simply put the end
caps back onto the other rail. GOOD LUCK!

This is from Bassett's website.

Bassett recommends that all cribs manufactured prior to 1972 be replaced because improved safety features were instituted that year. If your crib was made in 1972 or after, replacement parts are available from Products America at 1-800-772-1041. If you are unsure when your Bassett crib was made, Bassett urges you to replace it.

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