Office Chair Plastic Wheels Fix?

Trojan Horse

Trojan Horse

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I'm going to be replacing this chair later on but need a temporary fix
(also any chair recommendations, ideally need to be sat on about 6hrs or less a day and not be hot, budget £100~ ish max)

I've tried drilling a hole in and using a machine screw to screw it on but what happens is once you start moving regardless of the screw the wheel bends because of the lack of a plastic wall.


Hmm so what do you think I can do to replace the plastic wall, could I use JB Weld Epoxy to sort of fill in the gap? Not glue to the wheel because that would mean It won't rotate freely.


1st Picture is broken wheel hole, 2nd is good wheel hole to show you difference.

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Thats actually perfect, could buy a metal one for £25 then all would be good

one major issue tho is the actual replacement of it... how do I go about taking off the base, it is so hard to remove (which is why I think I'm taking it off wrong)

this is it

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006H3A054/ref=pe_217191_31005151_3p_M3T1_dp_1#cm_cr_dpwidget

had it for a year now everything still works perfect aside from base

edit: nvm just saw a video, looks pretty easy just smack it after i drop a few bit of silicone oil in there then slide in the new one and hey presto!

thanks for the help, will replace it ASAP but whilst i wait on the replacement to come, any tips on fixing the current one?
 
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You unusually have to knock the gas lift out of the seat and then the base. I paid about £5 to get it done at a second hand office furniture place cause on our X10's it was a mare.
 
Oh man I can't even budge it a tad, smacking it with a huge rubber mallet as well!

Its so solidly in there, have dropped a lot of silicone oil into the shaft, nothing.
 
Your best bet would be to break the existing base to get it off. Use a hack saw or something to saw into the part around where it joins to the chair post on both sides.

Don't go all the way through though, then once you've done both sides, give it a smack and it should break off.
 
spoffle said:
Your best bet would be to break the existing base to get it off. Use a hack saw or something to saw into the part around where it joins to the chair post on both sides.

Don't go all the way through though, then once you've done both sides, give it a smack and it should break off.
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This. Grinder at worst just enough to pull the plastic off from round the gas cylinder
 
Aye its quite hard, the guy who did mine smacked it with a lump hammer over a peice of wood so's not to mark it.
 
spoffle said:
Your best bet would be to break the existing base to get it off. Use a hack saw or something to saw into the part around where it joins to the chair post on both sides.

Don't go all the way through though, then once you've done both sides, give it a smack and it should break off.
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I'm trying to visualize what you're saying except I cant, if I hacked off the base all I would get is a base with no legs lol, the actual part that attaches to the chair is nonexistant... all it is is a hole where the cylinder goes, which is a tight fit.

if i cut anywhere near that the cylinder will stop working right?
 
Trojan Horse said:
I'm trying to visualize what you're saying except I cant, if I hacked off the base all I would get is a base with no legs lol, the actual part that attaches to the chair is nonexistant... all it is is a hole where the cylinder goes, which is a tight fit.

if i cut anywhere near that the cylinder will stop working right?
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Along the orange line on two sides is where I'd cut it. You can avoid puncturing the cylinder easily enough I reckon.
 
spoffle said:
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Along the orange line on two sides is where I'd cut it. You can avoid puncturing the cylinder easily enough I reckon.
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OH I see! Thanks very much, was going to attempt this with a dremel cutting bit because I don't think I can find a hacksaw around, but should be a few somewhere... as I think a dremel would easily puncture that.

I'll probably start with the dremel and cut the final bit using a hacksaw.

Before I procede any more final advice on doing it properly before I hack it off. My base looks exactly the same as the one n the picture you provided, the cylinder holds the same way.

Should I smack the cylinder and push the base up or would the cylinder puncture?
 
Using a dremel should be fine. Cut it on two sides, the one shown in the image and then the side opposite, then give the base legs a few whacks with a hammer.
 
spoffle said:
Using a dremel should be fine. Cut it on two sides, the one shown in the image and then the side opposite, then give the base legs a few whacks with a hammer.
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Cool, will order a replacement base now :)

So what could happen if I do puncture the cylinder, just a wheeze and then the cylinder won't lift the seat up anymore?

Just as a precaution anybody have any idea how I can remove the cylinder in case I do puncture it, and could it explode
 
i had to do this fix no more than a week ago, all i did was fill in the areas around where the wheel shaft is housed with wooden wedges and glue them in.
Like brand new now.
 
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