Shower Riser Rail and Slider - advise needed

[Stax1970]

My shower riser Rail slider is not longer strong enough to hold the shower head.
I can buy a replacement slider but can't work out how to take the existing riser of the wall.

Would ideally like to but a full new riser rail and fittings but they all seem to be too short for my current wall holes which are 670mm hole to hole.

Any ideas?
Thanks

 

[securespark]

Do you know what brand the existing rail is?

The best I can see so far is at Screwfix. But it is 645mm long.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

https://www.croydex.com/products/shower-and-shower-accessories/shower-sets/flexi-fix-riser-rail/1650

 

[securespark]

Nice find, but what a price!

 

[Stax1970]

Thanks freddiemercurystwin

The only part I really need is the below...
https://www.toolstation.com/croydex-shower-riser-rail-slider/p73113

But I can't work out how to take the old one off?

But may just have to go with your link.

 

[securespark]

In your first picture, there looks like a screw (?)

Is it a screw?

I suspect that if you loosen these off, both top and bottom, the rail will come away.

 

[mattylad]

Looks like the same crappy riser that I have.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/riser-rail-chrome/4960t
The front of the fittings that screws to the wall can be flipped off with a screwdriver/penknife.
Behind it you should find a cross head screw that is screwed into the wall, undo it.

Slide it and the riser off, slide the new one on.
Reassemble.