There's the Jerker workdesk and the Jerker computer desk, I have both. My problem is with the computer desk, the shelves that bolt on to the risers.
The reason this is a problem for me is that I also have the extension riser with an extra shelf. I got the desk on Craigslist years ago, and it looks like previous guy over-tightened everything.
This is the workdesk. Or bench, or whatever.
It's a great desk, Ikea should remake it,
IKEA is fantastic at coming up with great products and dropping them. It's part of the experience. I just bought a few Kallax units to store my endless trash and now I'm sure IKEA will drop the entire line within six months...
You could weld new nuts on the other side but the piece seems to be unrepairable.
If it is buildable, it's repairable. But yeah, there's always some sort of Achilles Heel somewhere. It's all heavy tubing and thick metal and dense particle board and a tough surface ... with this weakness.