Thank you for this video! I used your Gorilla Glue instructions to fix a bothersome office chair wheel that had kept falling off due to a part of the plastic breaking that holds in the wheel.
I appreciate your video and ideas. I started to do what you showed, but didn't have those items handy and when I went to order some, I remembered making an ABS plastic console for my old car a year or so ago. I had two of those pieces on one wheel broken. So I took apart an empty G-2 pen, at first cut the clear outer mid-section, that you normally see the ink thru, into 1" pieces with a hacksaw, but it stuck out of the wheel area I wanted to fill too much, rather than flush. So I cut it into 2x 1/2" sections. Put some ABS cement in the 2 chair gap holes, then jammed the two 1/2" pen pieces into the holes. After a couple minutes I went ahead and put the wheel back in and started sitting on it since I spend most the day sitting on it & let it continue drying with me sitting on it. It's been a few weeks now and still holding fine, although I normally will put that wheel in the back, since I sit with most my weight toward the front. The ABS I used is about $8 Oatey Medium Black ABS cement. Same 8oz container I used to make the car console & still 1/2 full. The G-2 pens are like $6 for a pack of 5, but I just used what was laying around. I'm sure what you show works great as well, it just worked out I had this laying around and thought I'd mention in case anybody else may be in a similar situation where one thing is more readily available or whatnot.
@@CMRinehart Appreciate it. If I didn't happen to have that stuff already handy at home, I'd definitely had gone with what you had shown. So far so good on what I did, with no changes, I guess it's been 6 months going by the comment. I only weigh 185# though.
I need to do this to my chair. Replaced the casters that came with it with skateboard/roller blade style wheels but one keeps coming lose and I either fall forward or backwards when that happens. I'll try this fix might even glue the hole itself and use my drill to clean it up after.
Any tips for if you have an office chair and you didn't know this before one of the wheels bent and broke the plastic holder? If I can't figure anything else out, I might try Gorilla Glue-ing it in place so the chair will at least sit flat and bear weight, even if it doesn't have the full mobility.
@@keaton2groovy674 Do you a link for what you are referring to please? I found a hub liner. Will that fix the bent plastic housing the caster fits into? Thanks
So... from a DIY'r-rrr to another. Next time, try the superglue and baking soda trick. It's what I used for my exact same problem. I had one break and fixed it 7 years ago and it's still going strong. Just search for "baking soda superglue trick" here on RUclips. It works for almost anything and it's better than most other products out there. Even JB Weld stuff.
I was wondering if the hole in missing pieces can I glue it and then put the wheels back in? On my sons chair it seems to have bent the hole and the wheel come off. Am I looking for a specific gorilla glue? Thanks for sharing
Zoila: My wheel bent also here, so try bending the plastic back in place (i used tiny pieces of wood to reinforce the plastic back in shape) before adding Gorilla Glue. Keep in mind the glue puffs up and fills in places, so do it a little at a time. Thanks for seeing here. Good luck.
This worked for me! I only fixed the one that bent where the wheel was falling out, I put way too much, and put the wheel in after it had dried some to try to shape it... Now it's stuck where it is but that's totally fine with me. Great idea.
Adam: Thanks. Hope this will work out OK for you. This keeps the plastic around the wheels from bending over time when you move around. This has saved me $$$$. All the best.
Excellent idea, going to give this a try and report back as i bought a seat of someone on facebook thinking i had a deal few weeks in and one of the wheels has went...
@@Burstfirez mine is the same :( I'm thinking of putting in some 'shims' along with epoxy & using a clamp to hold the broken piece back in line. Not sure how the Gorilla glue will react with epoxy ?? Was also considering using a plastic soldering gun on it. (Or maybe just purchase a new base... or grab one off of another cheap, used computer chair that someone is tossing out)
This actually happened to my husbands new used chair we just bought and the plastic actually did the same thing! im going to try gorilla glue thank you!!
+Bill Irvine You have 10 Bill? Your chair probably is a higher quality one than the ones I buy at Staples. Obviously the wheels bending to the side depends on use and weight of the person. But I believe my method here should eliminate most if not all chances for breakage. It's worked for me at least. Thanks for seeing.
Stick to costco or better. Office supply store chairs are meant to last maybe 2 years before the foam and other components have failed, never mind the wheels. Massive recall on the welds breaking on the join between the seat post and the chair bottom for officedepot etc. A few dollars less, in the end you pay more when it breaks.
We’ve had this exact problem at my work with the sunnow ergonomic mesh chairs, we use them 24/7 and knew we had to reinforce the cavities or the wheels would “fold” under so tried using epoxy to fill in but didn’t set very well and have had a few break….wish I would have seen this sooner
Can you not use thermal plastic to accomplish the same thing. It will pack tighter, not need to be dremeled and cools within minutes. I use InstaMorph or Polly Plastic.
An office chair you work in all day long or even a gaming chair that you spend hours at a time in should be considered an investment in your overall health and well-being. In other words, buy a quality chair and you don't have to worry about this bs. If you can't afford a new one because they are too expensive then shop second-hand. The really good ones will last years, maybe even decades and like a car, you can get easily sourced replacement parts for some of th em if the need arises.
Thank you for this video! I used your Gorilla Glue instructions to fix a bothersome office chair wheel that had kept falling off due to a part of the plastic breaking that holds in the wheel.
Thanks for seeing Patrick. I really appreciate it.
Tired this last week and the wheels didn't pop off since. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for seeing young lady. Stay safe.
I almost fell over when a plastic part chipped off and I tried stuffing the gap with cardboard. That was just silly. I'll try it thanks!
Did it work
Sorry I'm late seeing your comment. Did you fix the chair?
@@CMRinehart I had a couple cedar ends I put under the foot and wrapped a bunch of tape around it. Not pretty but works.
Finally 1st try found exactly what I was looking for awsome
Thanks for seeing. Hope it worked out well for you Adela.
Thank you!
This is my exact issue. I'll see if this works... I was actually considering buying a brand new chair first lol.
You should have no problem fixing it. Thanks for seeing here.
I appreciate your video and ideas. I started to do what you showed, but didn't have those items handy and when I went to order some, I remembered making an ABS plastic console for my old car a year or so ago.
I had two of those pieces on one wheel broken. So I took apart an empty G-2 pen, at first cut the clear outer mid-section, that you normally see the ink thru, into 1" pieces with a hacksaw, but it stuck out of the wheel area I wanted to fill too much, rather than flush. So I cut it into 2x 1/2" sections. Put some ABS cement in the 2 chair gap holes, then jammed the two 1/2" pen pieces into the holes. After a couple minutes I went ahead and put the wheel back in and started sitting on it since I spend most the day sitting on it & let it continue drying with me sitting on it. It's been a few weeks now and still holding fine, although I normally will put that wheel in the back, since I sit with most my weight toward the front. The ABS I used is about $8 Oatey Medium Black ABS cement. Same 8oz container I used to make the car console & still 1/2 full. The G-2 pens are like $6 for a pack of 5, but I just used what was laying around.
I'm sure what you show works great as well, it just worked out I had this laying around and thought I'd mention in case anybody else may be in a similar situation where one thing is more readily available or whatnot.
My method here is fast and easy, and reinforces the plastic rock hard. Thanks for seeing.
@@CMRinehart Appreciate it. If I didn't happen to have that stuff already handy at home, I'd definitely had gone with what you had shown. So far so good on what I did, with no changes, I guess it's been 6 months going by the comment. I only weigh 185# though.
@@johnbender1364 Congrats on the great job indeed.
I need to do this to my chair. Replaced the casters that came with it with skateboard/roller blade style wheels but one keeps coming lose and I either fall forward or backwards when that happens. I'll try this fix might even glue the hole itself and use my drill to clean it up after.
Any tips for if you have an office chair and you didn't know this before one of the wheels bent and broke the plastic holder? If I can't figure anything else out, I might try Gorilla Glue-ing it in place so the chair will at least sit flat and bear weight, even if it doesn't have the full mobility.
you can always buy a replacement wheel hub for any office chair. Most of them are universal
@@keaton2groovy674 Do you a link for what you are referring to please? I found a hub liner. Will that fix the bent plastic housing the caster fits into? Thanks
So... from a DIY'r-rrr to another. Next time, try the superglue and baking soda trick. It's what I used for my exact same problem. I had one break and fixed it 7 years ago and it's still going strong. Just search for "baking soda superglue trick" here on RUclips. It works for almost anything and it's better than most other products out there. Even JB Weld stuff.
Mixing takes time and is messy. There's a reason it's called Gorilla Glue.
thanks for showing this. much helpful for my assignment.
Thanks a bunch for watching. I really appreciate it. All the best.
I was wondering if the hole in missing pieces can I glue it and then put the wheels back in? On my sons chair it seems to have bent the hole and the wheel come off. Am I looking for a specific gorilla glue? Thanks for sharing
Zoila: My wheel bent also here, so try bending the plastic back in place (i used tiny pieces of wood to reinforce the plastic back in shape) before adding Gorilla Glue. Keep in mind the glue puffs up and fills in places, so do it a little at a time. Thanks for seeing here. Good luck.
This worked for me! I only fixed the one that bent where the wheel was falling out, I put way too much, and put the wheel in after it had dried some to try to shape it... Now it's stuck where it is but that's totally fine with me. Great idea.
Adam: Thanks. Hope this will work out OK for you. This keeps the plastic around the wheels from bending over time when you move around. This has saved me $$$$. All the best.
is it still alivee lol gona try to do it i think i have same problem
What kind of gorilla glue did you used or recommend
original or clear.
Excellent idea, going to give this a try and report back as i bought a seat of someone on facebook thinking i had a deal few weeks in and one of the wheels has went...
Good luck with it Brian. And thanks for seeing here.
How did it go?
I was looking for this kind of tip.
Thanks for seeing Luis.
Good idea, I fixed mine by pushing a few plastic dibbles.
One of my wheels is so loose that it comes out of axle with minimal movement. How to fix that thing sir?
Check on eBay. They sell those.
@@CMRinehart Thanks :)
This is older Gorilla Glue. Newer stuff will be clearer when it’s hard.
my chairs plastic around the wheels broken if i do the same with you on video it will be ok? or i need to buy a new char now
@@Burstfirez mine is the same :( I'm thinking of putting in some 'shims' along with epoxy & using a clamp to hold the broken piece back in line. Not sure how the Gorilla glue will react with epoxy ?? Was also considering using a plastic soldering gun on it. (Or maybe just purchase a new base... or grab one off of another cheap, used computer chair that someone is tossing out)
@@Burstfirez I'd have to see the chair. Thanks for watching here.
what kind of gorilla glue did u use
The clear.
There are many types of Gorilla Glue, what type did you use, did you show the product?
Clear.
@@CMRinehart Clear Grip?
@@arnoldthegreat4138 Yes.
what gorilla glue did you use.
Clear.
Im having a bent issue but with aluminum base, any tips to reinforce that type of base? Btw nice video 🙌🏻
Thanks Juan. Gorilla Glue should work on aluminum. Just buy the right product.
@@CMRinehart thanks for the tip! I hope it works, but im also looking for a better replacement, the one comes with my chair feels generic
Which gorilla glue is it
what type of gorilla glue did you use any links?
www.gorillatough.com/product/original-gorilla-glue/ I just filled in a little at a time so the sections can dry. Thanks for seeing John.
This actually happened to my husbands new used chair we just bought and the plastic actually did the same thing! im going to try gorilla glue thank you!!
Thanks a bunch for seeing. I really appreciate it. All the best.
Good trick, Charles. It looks like your chair has seven support braces for each wheel and mine has ten at each wheel.
+Bill Irvine You have 10 Bill? Your chair probably is a higher quality one than the ones I buy at Staples. Obviously the wheels bending to the side depends on use and weight of the person. But I believe my method here should eliminate most if not all chances for breakage. It's worked for me at least. Thanks for seeing.
Stick to costco or better. Office supply store chairs are meant to last maybe 2 years before the foam and other components have failed, never mind the wheels. Massive recall on the welds breaking on the join between the seat post and the chair bottom for officedepot etc. A few dollars less, in the end you pay more when it breaks.
Reinforce your office chairs when new, don't wait until they break, and they will.
We’ve had this exact problem at my work with the sunnow ergonomic mesh chairs, we use them 24/7 and knew we had to reinforce the cavities or the wheels would “fold” under so tried using epoxy to fill in but didn’t set very well and have had a few break….wish I would have seen this sooner
Most office chairs have a plastic base, and at least one wheel will break pretty quickly if the chair is used a lot. Thanks for seeing.
@@CMRinehart appreciate the reply. It’s a shame that companies just can’t make a 100% good product
Can you not use thermal plastic to accomplish the same thing. It will pack tighter, not need to be dremeled and cools within minutes. I use InstaMorph or Polly Plastic.
Renne: I will check into those products thank you.
Two of my support braces have snapped at the edge where the wheels meet, opens up when I sit on it
Send me photos: neonguy528@outlook.com I’d like to see exactly what you’re describing.
@@CMRinehart Do you have gmail, outlook is giving my grief
Same what do I do
So this does not work for repairs?
Absolutely, but it depends on the damage. Gorilla Glue is super strong. Thanks for seeing here.
Wheels are easily taken out. Just a large screwdriver used to lever between the wheels and the frame.
"It expands, the gorilla glue expands"
It still won't last, I have used epoxy, and J B Weld, the latter being better than the former but still broke down after a few months
Hi, it doesn't work properly. It had smashed again. My weight is 99 kg. 190pounds.
Challenger747: You should do a video and show where it failed. I'd love to see it. BTW I weigh 270.
Gorilla glue is not what you want to use......You want to use JB weld....
If I knew this ahead of time, then my chair wouldn't be all messed up. I think I might just get an aluminum base..
dragnet53: Aluminum base would be good. Thanks for seeing.
GG is far too messy and brittle. I used Polymorph Plastic Mouldable Pellets.
No one cares what you think loser
@@masspwnagedGames hiding behind your keyboard. Lmfao
@@swanseajack0 Lol I wasn't serious but i guess there's no way for you to know that. No harm done i hope
My adventure with woodworking started with Woodprix.
An office chair you work in all day long or even a gaming chair that you spend hours at a time in should be considered an investment in your overall health and well-being. In other words, buy a quality chair and you don't have to worry about this bs. If you can't afford a new one because they are too expensive then shop second-hand. The really good ones will last years, maybe even decades and like a car, you can get easily sourced replacement parts for some of th em if the need arises.
dude ive got a decently priced chair. Its not a matter of spend more get better. Its about most companies cutting costs
My chair was almost $200 and it still did this. Not even with daily use. It's not always about the price.
@@lange6223 he might be talking lin Aeron chairs that cost more than $1k, so $200 chairs are the inexpensive ones