Help with chair back

holymonk · 16 May 2016 at 16:58

I have never quite understood how to make an office chair back stay up. EG pulling up the back of the chair I hear a ratcheting sound but it always falls back down. I have tried all the levers and nothing seems to work. Also does anyone know what the grippy cylinder things on the bottom of the chair actually does (the one you twist clockwise/anti)?

On Holiday · 16 May 2016 at 17:00

Grippy Cylinder thing adjusts the resistance of the back - i.e. how hard you have to lean back etc.

Not sure how you mean stay up?
You pull lever up, get in the right place, let go of lever or push back down.

holymonk · 16 May 2016 at 17:05

I worked it out, I meant specfically the chair back, I always lifted it to the top which was probably the mistake, lift it gradually and it stays up. thx anyway.

ttaskmaster · 16 May 2016 at 17:39

holymonk said:
I worked it out, I meant specfically the chair back, I always lifted it to the top which was probably the mistake, lift it gradually and it stays up. thx anyway.

Yup, usually 5-6 clicks for different height options and the last click releases the mechanism. Just gotta slowly go up and count them, then repeat with one less click.