How to replace an Office Swivel Chair's gas cylinder
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
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It does not have to be an exact model match because they are almost always made the same. Just get a few basic measurements to compare because they are different lengths.
After sitting on my chair for MONTHS and having it slowly let me down, I finally looked up how to replace the cylinder and found this video. THANK YOU! I really like my chair, but was looking at scrapping the whole thing. Instead, for $45 (shipping included) my chair functions good as new.
Next time, you can check out your local Craigs List and look for someone giving out a free office chair. Most of them work well but people give them away for free because the leather or cover starts to fade or a small business closing. Then you can replace your failed cylinder with the one in the free chair. The chair I am sitting on right now is one of those free chairs.
This chair was fairly easy to put together, the instructions were clear and I was about to follow along with no issues at all. It took me about 20 minutes to assemble. ruclips.net/user/postUgkx5hPALGI87E991DRmXev8PUFJGrrRcONS I did stuff the back of the chair with a pillow so it wouldn’t be so hollow after taking all the pieces out but that’s just a personal preference. I also added a pillow for lumbar support because although this is a great chair and is comfortable, it’s not necessarily the best if you’re sitting 10+ hrs a day wfh but in all honesty for the price, I didn’t mind at all. It looks great in my space and easily adjusts the height when needed.
Thank you for making this video. This will come in handy tomorrow when my replacement arrives tomorrow. Made sure to check for the right size since they have 2 options for sizes.
I actually enjoyed this DIY video. Screw the workbench, use a garbage can! Hits his finger, bloodies it up, doesn't even flinch. Cool cucumber. Lol. Totally made me chuckle. Now let me go bloody up my OWN finger!
A word to the wise, use WD40 to loosen it up. I worked on trying to dislodge it for about an hour, sprayed it with the WD and it came right out...
+Bryan Ruddy I did the same, now waiting for my replacement cylinder from ebay.
good way to avoid bleeding
is all gas cylinder are the same size for all office chair?
I have a chair from staples and no matter what I hit it with from whichever side nothing is shifting the tube out of the base - I have taken a club hammer to it and it doesn't shift even by a millimeter. Out of interest took the fixing off the chair altogether and found that the part I need to hit to get the top of cylinder out is completely covered by the metal so that you cannot even see the end. I reckon the company that designed this chair have tried to make it almost impossible to repair
Hello i want to ask something,i bought a new office chair but i did a wrong in Cylinder in the three ''hats'' i put the last one the big upside.i didint notice different but i dont know if 100 % is the chair complete.help me please
Thank you very much!
you are bleeding sir
He did the job, stop complaining.
He ain't got time to bleed.
I'm sure he realized by now
Thanks so much for this post.
You cut your thumb while in the cut. Pun intended.
you just need a pipe wrench for the second part
8 years in the future and this video's still helpful. Thank you very much! I just saved myself money from buying a new chair and just fixing an old comfortable one!
For real! Think its the 2nd time I've needed to watch it.
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ur hand is bleeding man!! thanks for the video
+MultiLatinjazz Real men bleed. Whoever heard of doing a project that involves hand tools and not bleeding....
+Kmangod No, clumsy people bleed.
perdaniel99 ahhh... battle scars
+kmangod, well, craftsmen for one. Measure twice, cut once isn't just about measuring and cutting. It's a philosophy of being deliberate and careful so mistakes are minimized. Carelessness about this concept is what causes thumbs to fly off the table saw
if he bleed he didnt used safety standstands and its not easy lol
You don't need to take the plate off of the seat bottom, you can remove the cylinder with a pipe wrench, just turn with the wrench and the cylinder will ease out. But you do need to apply some WD40 or any penetrating lubricant to area where the cylinder passes through the mounting plate then wait for a while so that the lubricant can work it's way in. Much easier than trying to pound it out.
I don't have a pipe wrench. Thanks for this vid!
Thanks. I'll use this method. Seems like it'll be less thumb-crushing.
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I found that using the wrench to attempt to turn a little and a small tap on the button, popped out the cylinder easily
Anyone had one of these explode?
It's crazy how there's a video for absolutely anything on youtube. My gas has gone on my chair and hey presto some1 can tell me how to deal with it ;-)
I know...awesome right
What a time to be alive if you're a DIY enthusiast eh?
Do NOT follow his instructions for pounding it out of the seat mechanism. Not only will most NOT allow you to pound on the cylinder because of the lever but you can avoid the tedious removal of the screws by using a pipe wrench and twisting it out.
You will need to use a larger pipe wrench to get leverage. Its also helpful to oil up the fit a LITTLE to lubricate.
I too used pipe wrench, like those beefy ones for thicker pipes.
Ooooh! Ouch! Sorry you hurt yourself doing this video..... Thanks for the instructions. I know this was more than a year ago, but I really appreciate it given the sacrifice you made on that thumb.
Getting the cylinder off is much easier using a pipe wrench and WD40 (let it sit for a few mins).. then twist off.
I've had my chair for five years and a $20 pipe wrench from Walmart took less than a minute to remove the cylinder.
Props for this, blood and all. Especially that, really. All the professional videos on this topic are obviously staged, in that they've previously freed everything up in order to get the shot or were using a chair so new that the cylinder would have been unlikely to have failed in the first place. Seeing you pound on it from the top and eventually succeed gave me the courage to soldier on and get it done on the bottom. Which all sounds a bit obscene, but whatcha gonna do?
After many failed attempts based on the concept of a few strong taps (whatever that means), I sprayed it with penetrating oil and let that sink in for a while. Then I came back and pounded on it, carefully, with the side of a hammer, as recommended by the manufacturer. Just when I was starting to worry that I was going to damage the cylinder, it came free. Then I did the same on the top portion and went at it with a pipe wrench. Eventually that gave too.
I leave this comment mostly to affirm that it can be done, because I was doubtful at points. I do almost all home and automotive repairs myself, but I know little about office chairs. Theoretically, anything built can be dismantled, but manufacturers have been known to complicate matters enormously to encourage replacement over repair. This, however, can totally be done, it's just harder than one would think. You might have to use levels of force which you would think might destroy the thing. It most reminded me of a corroded bolt in an old car, only this isn't necessarily about corrosion. It wasn't in my case. I'd guess it's more about distortions in colliding surface materials mating together under the force of one to two hundred pounds sitting on it for years at a time.
8 years later, this video is still useful, thanks for sharing this information with us all. I don't have a huge pipe wrench, have a smaller one, cylinder did not budge, I soaked the joint in oil for a day, still no dice. Then I read a comment saying heat the metal base before striking with hammer, heated it up for a minute and then gave a good whack, cylinder came off finally, it has a lot of rust that was holding that up so strong, it is a 10 year old chair after all. Bottom part was easy, I held couple of legs of the base on the counter and gave it 4 or 5 whacks, it came off easy. Cleaned up the base and put the new cylinder in and sat on the chair, it is all good now. Thanks again for this video, this saved me a lot of money.
1. You don't need a bucket 2. Stop smacking the most sensitive part of the gas lift with a hammer!!! u ok Hun? Hit the opposite end with a hammer.....jus sayin
for the life of me I cannot get the star base off :( I'm starting to think it has adhesive
spray some wd 40 on it, let it sit for a while , worth a try
@@gman7644 you think he has been trying for 5 years?
I must have watched this video soon after it was uploaded,its only now I am actually buying a replacement cylinder for my chair. Glad its still up. Thank you
On chairs with a reclining action, the end of the cylinder may not be visible, you would need to use a pipe wrench to twist the chrome cylinder tube, the wrench will need to be "at least" a foot long to gain enough leverage. WD-40™ left to soak in should help.
lol, child yelling 'mama' at the end, youre probably thinking dangit!
fucking warning
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Ouch. I was very concern about your right thumb with the first hammering. Hope you are fine and thanks for the very useful video but please be careful of your self and safety first.Thanks,
Thanks for video. instead of buying a cylinder I used PVC pipe and slid it on since I sit all the way up
I really appreciate that, it really help me.I am sorry to see your finger hurts and bleeding ,God bless you
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You are a life, or chair saver :)
My solution to this problem; WD-40 left sit for about 15 minutes, pipe-wrench taped to the cylinder shaft (to keep it from falling off) and whacking the POS with a 4-lb sledge hammer, full force (because who-ever came in before me, maybe the factory, put LOCTITE on it.)
Thanks! I didn't know cylinders could be replaced! Not only does it save money, you can also keep the chair you like! But unfortunately I found out this video after I got a new chair. Damn it. But I think at least I can replace the old chair's cylinder to make it work again, not throw it out. I'm sorry to see your hand bleeding. Take care.
Every video misses the most important item to make the removal very easy. Purchase PB Blaster. This spray will allow almost any tightly set items to literally fall off. Spray around both of the insertion locations of the pneumatic tube. Allow the PB Blaster to be absorbed for 10 minutes. Tap on the base of the chair and subsequently the top of the chair base with either a steel hammer or rubber malet. No need to utilize pipe wrenches.
That is not how to do it...The top part you just use a pipe wrench on the shaft and unscrew it more or less ...So you don't have to take the seat off..
Hope your thumb is ok!! Ouch!! Thx for the video.
Thank you. That was extremely helpful and interesting! You did that whole thing with perfect skill -- teaching and technical. Most impressive. You're doing a very kind thing, HighTideBlue!
You forgot to remove the blue cap on the top of the cylinder
If your chair does not need to be continuously adjusted for different heights (as in my case), a much cheaper and permanent solution is to just take a small length of correct-diameter PVC pipe, cut to the correct length and slipped over the upper column. This will prevent the chair from ever sinking down.
I had a spare piece of 1.25" white PVC irrigation pipe in my garage. After cutting and sanding, I sprayed it with Rustoleum Black gloss paint. It's a perfect match and the chair does not budge!
Every bloody video shows a 1-2 easy taps and the base come right off the cylinder. Me? WD-40, hammer/mallet/whatever and the cylinder isn't budging.
That's a fuckin' Deep Cut man, holy shit. Thank you for your service.
I watch it this 2024,, it is very useful tips. So sorry to see your thumb bleeding sir. Hope it alright. Thanks for the tips
i watched another guy show a repair, that i used and was a lot simpler, just take the spring ring off the bottom of the cylinder, and use plastic pipe spacers from home DEPOT, APPROX INSIDE DIAMETER 1-1/8, I needed three about 1" long, works fine, no bashing and crashing. Your choice.
Well I'll be John Brown🙃😗😯 I threw away a great seating chair last year because, I thought that gas cylinder was welded in place😕😨😰 Been had the new cylinder for about 5 years now. Will try this on this Good Will in the morning. Thanks for the vid💯😋
bro' please dont make instructional videos where you are not able to hit 5 times without breaking your fingers...
After you beat the old cylinder out, can i reuse it on another chair? The cylinder i have is new, it just doesn't go up as high as i want the chair to go
I had to go the local hardware store today and they put it a vice grip after almost a week of trying best it out, using a pipe wrench, penetrating oil and everything. It took him all of 2mins 🤦🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️😵
God be thanked for the man who invented WD-40, I cannot express the frustration I just went through haha, I'm like well better go to youtube and do some research. Thank you for those who mentioned WD-40 comments. Mine was so stuck in there a vice better held it strong enough for me to twist with a pipe wrench. Seesh. . .
I'm watching this video 2am and do not even have a chair with gas
I have a chair and iv'e got gas !
you were leaking bruh... 2x4 bit ya?
thanku sooo much bro you injured your hand
What, no safety glasses, gloves, or safety shoes. Shame on you. And that's a carpenters hammer should use a ball peen. But we appreciate the tutorial anyhow.
My chair base broke and the center black thing hits the ground now. Even the clip that holds the centre broke. I guess I have to replace the entire gas lift even though it's working properly. I can't seem to find the clip and washer seperately in India.
Wow, you got hurt. Does this always happen in this type of procedure with the swivel chair? Anyway, I liked your video.
3:01 - That right thumb is just a tad bloody (and it wasn't when he started)! Ouch! Might be helpful to put a socket over the white plastic bit.
Oho God you are bleeding
thanks a lot. i have a humanscale freedom. i thought id have to pay hundreds of dollars for a service. but looks like i can change the lifts for jyst 20 bucks
Guess you hit your thumb with the hammer...pinkie finger in my case!
you're supposed to remove that blue cap
For most lifts, if you manage to remove it, you'll have to buy a new gas lift. It's the same as the white one, just in blue color and it stays on! You might have to adjust it's length to make it equal to the one you're replacing, if it's longer, often by grinding or sanding it down. I've been told, that some have a screw in mechanism for adjustments. Never seen one.
try using a pipe wrench around the gas lift just below the mechanism, a bit of leverage may be needed but you will get it out alot easier than hammering away at it
The craziest dude in youtube!!! But it helped me... Will try not to fuck mine finger´s off!!!
You hurt your hand man .. You do It the hard way.. I am an office chair maker and there's an easy way to change your chair gas lift and the tilting mechanism more easily
(SECOND PART) ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS TWIST IT OFF WITH A LARGE MONKEY WRENCH/SPANNER.
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On my chair it's not possible to move the end of the lift arm off the top of the piston. Is it safe to hammer that, or should I just go with the pipe wrench twist method?
FYI, I just did this myself and yeah the top chair part was really stuck on to the cylinder. Then I took a lighter to the metal around the outside, tapped it a couple of times and it feel right off. Physics for the win!
Clever. You mean you heated the plate with the hole in it, which caused it to dilate a bit, is that right? Didn't that damage the black paint though?
i just saw your video...then i fixed my chair ...thanks man
You sound thoroughly bored and didn't seem to take much care in the process as your thumb attests!
Thanks - this will really help me. I appreciate you taking the time to make and post this helpful video.
Good video. You hurt your hand. Should have worn gloves.
you should consider twisting the rod using some pipe wrench for that second part to avoid injuries. Thanks Bravo. !
you should wear some gloves bro.! learnt it the hard way, myself!
Thanks a lot! god bless.
I clamped mine in a Black & Decker workmate then just turned the cylinder with a pipe wrench. It was a breeze and no chance of hitting my fingers.
Help please ! I don`t know what to do. Must be replace or no ?
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Not NEARLY as easy to remove the cylinder as it is in the video….my advice to the poster is make a video where one HASN'T been pre-loosened/taken out….it'll be WAY more realistic than this video shows.
Ha. I had to beat the ever living shit out of mine to get the cylinder out.
Oh my gosh I think he injured himself while whacking😭
How do you take it out? Mine is stuck in
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thanks for the vid! After 10min, i was able to reassemble a piston on an IKEA Malkom chair. Its Importaint to disassemble the upper part and punch the piston out of it, no matter what :-D
Next time - use a large SOCKET and HAMMER -
This is AWESOME!! been struggling with my chair for the better part of a year.. Pulled up your video, and resolved my issue within 5min with a hand saw, and an old vacuum cleaner extension pipe.. Thanks man.
here from a video that claimed my chair would explode and kill me
good lord i was wincing so hard when you were trying to hammer out the other end of the cylinder.... it just looked really scary from our angle becos you totally couldve hammered hard on your finger and it wouldve hurt so bad, also the bleeding on your finger omg
this aside, it is a very helpful video. thank you, sincerely
I'm doing an engineering project that might involve a gas cylinder, but used in a bicycle work stand to lift and lower a bike with minimal effort...
Does anyone know if there is a way to have a fixed weight - of nothing or a whole bike - that can be lifted AND lowered using a gas cylinder or something like a 'barber chair' sort of method?
Thanks
Nice clickers on the snowboard. My dad used to rock those back in the day.
Thanks, I broke the metal piece lifting thingy so had to replace it. This video was very helpful.
I'm going to try using my gear pullers for the second part. The desk chair I want is $1800 for a Steelcase, so I'm just going to fix the one I have and buy the other one in a year from now.
can you scrap these cylinders to use the pisons
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You need to contact Office Oasis and use his clamp unit.
Pipe wrench works great too. Just FYI
First you should have a solid table/stand to keep the chair and work. You are using some dust bin as a stand, 2nd you have not shown how the locking piece of the bottom is removed and fixed back. Will you leave it like without locking the bottom? if some body lifts the chair, it will leave the wheel base on the floor itself.
oh my your are bleeding
used some WD40 and finally after much more hammering it loosenen however the flange at the bottom of the cylinder is now so out of shape it wont go through the hole in the chair leg thingy.
A pipe wrench works easier tbh. No disassembly, so screw, no hammers.
Just pipe wrench on the cylder base, and pull towards you so it turns. Once it starts turning it practically loose and out. Make sur the pipe wrench is as close to the base as possible.
Then do the same under the seat. Pipe wrench on the cylinder as close to the chair base and pull towards you for the most pulling power and twist it right out.
I've done the hammer way and it's more frustrating
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Step 2: Stop recording when unscrewing chair base.
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Step 4: Resume recording video.
Step 5: Profit
a pipe wrench..!?!..ha !! too funny dude..hey ya saved me a pain on a Nice chair for my studio..& yup, used any wrench or hammer available..! laughing on that while!! :)
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