How do you remove 5 star base on an office chair?
September 16th, 2009 by admin
deacon asked:
The 5 spoke base on an office chair that holds the wheels... I have 2 office chairs one with a good one and one that's broke and I'd like to swap them.
The 5 spoke base on an office chair that holds the wheels... I have 2 office chairs one with a good one and one that's broke and I'd like to swap them.
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September 18th, 2009 at 4:21 am
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On most of them, turn the chair over. In the middle of the spoke pattern will be a plastic cap that you can pry off. Under that they are held on with either a nut or a C-clip.
September 21st, 2009 at 6:47 am
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The majority of office chairs tend to be fitted with gas lifts that have a tapered body that locates and wedges into a matching tapered hole in the base. This is what’s called an interference fit and the two become locked together.
Depending on how old the chair is it can be quite difficult to separate them. Try spraying the joint with some WD40 or easing oil, let it soak in and then turn the chair on its side and use a rubber mallet to tap firmly on the top of each leg of the base and hopefully they’ll come apart.
If the chair has a plastic base take care not to hit it too hard or you may crack the base.