A lazy Susan is a rotating closet add for corner cabinets in a kitchen. The rotating shelves of a lazy Susan function nicely in this type of cabinet because the cabinet can be rather expansive with a small door opening, which makes it difficult to reach the recesses. A lazy Susan is made up of a few shelves that rotate around a center pole, which, if not correctly aligned, can prevent the doors from closing or the shelves from smoothly rotating. It is possible to correct a lazy Susan closet rod in a couple of minutes with a few hand tools.
Remove the items in the lazy Susan shelves. Remove the screws holding the cabinet door onto the cabinet frame using a screwdriver, and set aside the doorway.
Loosen the mounting screws holding each shelf into the rod using a screwdriver. Slide down the shelves the rod and permit them to rest on the ground of the cabinet.
Loosen the screw on the collar in the center of the rod, and slide the upper part of the rod down to the lower part. Lift each shelf above the end of the rod, and pull them out of the cabinet.
Expand the upper part of the rod until it aligns with the upper pivot inside the cabinet, and tighten the collar screw.
Hold a level against the face of the rod to confirm the rod for plumb. If the rod is not plumb, loosen and remove the screws that secure the upper pivot to the peak of the cabinet. Adjust the rod until it is plumb in every direction. Rotate the upper pivot 45 degrees on the rod and mark hole positions for the mounting screws.
Loosen the collar screw, lower the upper part of rod, and eliminate both the rod and the upper pivot from the cabinet.
Drill a 1/8-inch pilot hole through each of the marked hole locations. Insert the upper dot and attach it into the cabinet using the mounting screws through the pilot holes.
Reinsert the closet rod, and extend the upper pole section to meet the upper pivot. Tighten the collar screw and check for plumb.
Lower the upper rod again, then replace the shelves above the rod. Expand the upper rod to the pivot, tighten the collar screw, then reposition the shelves and tighten the shelf screws.
Analyze the lazy Susan to make sure it correctly rotates within the cabinet. Replace the cabinet door, then replace the contents of the lazy Susan shelves.