Computer Chair Sinking Problem - Easy Fix
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Computer Chair Sinking Problem - Easy Fix
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I didn't want to go through the work of cutting a pvc tube like some of the other videos I found on youtube; primarily since the desk/chair I use is shared among the family and we all have different height preferences/needs. After feeling skeptical about this fix I figured if it worked for everyone else (in the comments) then I have nothing to lose. Let me tell you, if you're like me and you're not sure at first glance at this video, IT WORKS! Took me like 3min to do and most of that was just looking for a flathead screwdriver since the tools are shared in the house as well. I've been sitting on my chair for about an hour now and the sinking issue which was almost instant upon sitting down is completely gone. I will provide updates if anything changes but WD-40 did the trick so far and I'm happy that this chair we share as a family is still adjustable. No fixed height like with a PVC pipe. I don't mind doing this quick fix as needed. Thank you!
May i ask, how is it now?
Any follow-ups?
I used 3-in-one oil because it's a little heavier than WD40 and it fixed this problem immediately. I only had to do it once and I had the chair upside down so the oil ran down into the cylinder. Thanks for the information, it fixed an annoying problem.
Can I use car engine oil??
Thanks for that 3-in-1 tip; I will try this instead of WD40.
I exercised more, lost 100 kilo. It fixed the sinking problem..
Sorry to ask you lost 100 kilo?? What was your weight prior to that?
@@prashantshashikumar3005 it’s a joke lmao
@@prashantshashikumar3005was it a real question to loose some weight?
😹😹😹😹
LOL!!!
Pro tip, lubricate the rod at an angle so the lubricant drips down into the cylinder (the part under the chair). I'm not sure but I think it's more about lubricating the o-rings. My theory is that they get dried out and don't hold a proper seal. This actually works. I had to do it twice but it works.
possibly. I'll find out tomorrow. thx
Works for a while. Just get a new cylinder.
@@cece3194 so?
Wow many many many respect!!! This was the first video I watched and practiced.. I fixed it within 15min.. thank you so much maestro🙏
I was skeptical (how could oil solve a problem where something moves TOO MUCH?) but I've been sitting here 20 minutes after spraying it and I'm still at the same height. Thumbs up!
Edit: OK, it still sinks but just takes about 25 minutes now instead of 10 minutes. Somewhat of an improvement but it didn't really solve the problem.
You need oil no WD40
Can I use car engine oil??
Mine was working fine until I spraying it with WD40 for popping noises. The popping noises stopped, but now it SINKS!!🙄🙄🙄
Surprisingly it helped me with a chair that I've tried to fix by turning it upside down for about 24 hours (with no luck). Thanks a lot!
JUST DONE MY CHAIR AND I AM PLEASENTLY SURPIRSED ITS WORKED SO FAR AND SO EASY TOOK MINUTES
Just did this to the chair in my office. Super easy fix that works like a champ! Thanks for the simple solution!
I can’t believe this worked. It’s been driving me nuts for weeks. Thanks you.
It works! Thanks. Saved me a lot of time and pain.
I used Rapide DP-60 as I had ran out of WD40.
Been seating on it for 30 mins and it has not moved a millimetre.
Bloody Brilliant. Had this chair for years in front of my sewing machine and it went up and down like a yo yo. I did this, it took a couple of minutes and it now works perfectly
works perfectly? For one day?
This worked for me but I would recommend sewing machine oil or similar thin oil as WD40 vanishes over time, it's not really a lubricant but a water displacer (WD), degreaser and general unsticker.
Great advice, and I learnt something new about WD-40 that I didn't know I needed
@@microwavegommmm916 instead use a can of some silicon lubricant
Literally 5 min....I was able to fix my sinking chair...thanks!
Thank you !
Great hint and perfect description.
My armchair is almost like new again.
I used for lubricating the good old Pjur Original - my preferred tool for lubricating everything at home (for example:door hinges).
Many thanks for going straight to the point, not asking for likes and subscriptions. This is the way videos about fixing stuff should be done.
Sadly it did not fix my chair.
It actually works! Took a couple of mins for WD to sink in. After that worked out well. Thanks!
Thanks. It is a really helpful video. I fixed it up within 10 minutes by using petrolium gel.
IT WORKS!
I ve used pig lard (literally) on a shaft and rings. Just moved it up and down few times and its done. Easy and simple
So: pig lard is a great industrial grease - it's been used in bearings in plenty of factories! (and leftover bacon grease makes a pretty good cutting lubricant for lathe/machining work!) AND: if you've got some leftover, it makes a terrific pastry/pie crust -- and today is pi day! :-) (Don't ask me how I know all this - but, yeah. Have actually used bacon grease on a machine lathe and it works great - maybe not *quite* as well as the exotic sulfur cutting fluids, or Re-Li-On - which according to the SDS has a chlorinated paraffin wax? - and is just plain magick for s/s, but anyway! - bacon grease and pork fat work pretty darn well as cutting/tapping greases for standard metals -- and make terrific pastries too!
(It's like the classic Saturday Night Live product: Shimmer! (It's a dessert topping - it's a floor wax!) www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/shimmer-floor-wax/n8625
Thank you so much! Used silicone oil which I generally use for my treadmill lubrication. Works perfectly fine.
Only been sitting in the chair for about 3 mins but I'm so excited, so far this works I will update later. but before the chair immediately sank upon sitting in it. so it at least works a little. It took me longer to type this comment than it did to fix it. Okay that's not true but it did take very little time. I'm a fast typer.
mate the most under rated and overlooked fix to the dreaded drop and miss your shot issue, I'm pretty sure the wd40 is just a placebo and wizardry is really what is happening here !! but thanks all the same :)
Thank you very much for sharing this. Really helped. I Prefer this to the other videos where you have to add Pvc pipe and get stuck in just one position.
Thanks, I didn't really believe it would work,, as the spindle was already quite oily, but it did. Thanks again.
Beyond all things I understand, this fast and simple trick worked - so far. Immediate improvement after the first go on a four year old DX Racer
I can;t believe it worked but it did, I tried it myself and I never believe in easy solutions. Great work!!! than you
yesterday my IKEA office chair would sink slowly to the lowest point within a minute...today (so far this morning) it is holding! I don't mind doing this fix a couple times a year because it still allows for the adjustment of the chair height depending on who is using it. Thanks for this video tip!!
Pls HELP me! My chair was making noise and didn't have sinking problem so I sprayed wd40 everywhere. Now my chair started to sink but just 1-2 inch (3-5cm) it has been few days still didn't change.
Thank you so much for your informative tutorial. I followed your easy instructions & now my chair height works perfectly again !
I've watched several of these videos. This was the last one I saw. Okay . . . So I'm in the garage, I took the chair apart. I got the PVC pipe out, but I stopped and grabbed the WD-40. I figure, this is easy to take apart if it doesn't work, I've got the PVC.
Holy smokes! This really works! Thanks!!
thanks working fine till now. Chair is only a few months old. Guess the seals dry up and air leaks that is why WD-40 works.
this hack fixed my problem, i was going to waste money getting a new piston , thank you
Great instruction. Thank you for the time and effort you took to make this video and share it with us. Greetings from Croatia.
funny how simple it is, I tried it on my own and worked like a charm. Thanks for this video!
Thanks for this vid! This is probably a lot like a motorcycle front shock. Dirt and tiny nicks on the cylinder cause the fork oil to leak. Usually cleaning and buffing that cyl. will restore the seal. I assume adding WD40 is about the same for these chairs...fix the seal. I bet a nice clean on that cylinder would help as well. I'll give it a shot!
Well that worked a treat, thanks man. Two minutes and all sorted.
It works like magic - thank you for sharing this easy fix idea.
Was about to cut a piece of PVC pipe until I saw this video. Worked like a treat. Thank you so much. That's why I love TH-cam
So simple to follow! Finished in minutes 👌
I was skeptical that this was going to work, but it did. Thank you!
It worked so good! Pow! 💣
Update - it started sinking again later. The pattern became: Fix, a week or two weeks ok, then back to sinking.
However, becoming so familiar with the parts gave me an idea. 💡 I just cut a black 2 inch PVC pipe to size and replaced the post cover with that.
Pow Pow! 💣💣
This actually worked! First try, too. Make sure to go up and down on the chair for a few minutes to really get that WD-40 to activate, but yeah, this worked!
Fixed. But one of the 2 washers was broken. Thank you so much 💐
You are an absolute Godsend.... I was getting the raving hump with this chair going down every 5 minutes... FINALLY BLISS!
Great! It seemed to work. I don't know why because there was plenty of lube on it already, but somehow it works! Thanks!
Handy Video so thank you. It didnt work for me as I seems to have thick rubber washers but these comments did point out the idea of using PVC piping which has worked for me. Thanks again
Thank you so much! Chair is fixed. Your video not only empowered me to learn more things to fix but also made my coworkers look at with me with awe...lol
WoW!! It really does work !!!! It was quick & easy!!! Thank you!!! After applying and a couple of strokes, my chair doesn't sink anymore and I've got the original soft 'bounce' when sitting restored as when it was new 20 years ago ... 🙂In my case, I used Rust Check coat & protect rustproofing that I've sprayed on many demanding jobs over the years. It's an oil which sticks well to anything you spray it on. I wouldn't mind having to spray it occasionally over the years if required ... :-)
Thanks a lot, just what I needed to know how to fix the two chairs we have.
I used silicone oil and it worked! Thanks!
Nice video, no faffing about, just straight to the point, though, I could have done with a separate video on how to fit the bit at the bottom when putting it back together :) .
I did this about 5 hours ago and it has worked for me. Drops about half an inch when I sit down but I can't remember whether it did that anyway.
Ok, 2 weeks later and the problem is back but not as often per day.
for some physical reason it worked!! thank you
Thank you for this. You've saved me having to go and buy a new chair!
Tried everything exactly how you did it. Didnt work. At least it works for a quarter of a second when I sit on it but still falls.
using heavier grease, and first disassemble all and clean the tube, rod and all components...
how deep is your chair? look at the distance between the cylinder and the chair base from under it. if the cylinder is not even with the base and outstands more than 2 finger then you could put some piece of paper/aluminium foil between the housing and the cylinder...
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Yeah that is not mechanical sound lube makes things more likely to slide
i kind of don't understand how this works but it worked for me. thanks
Great tip, coconut oil itself solved the issue in my case
Thank you!! so easy to fix and its true, other video too complicated, but this only using wd40 and its fix my chair from slowly sinking..ty!!
Excellent video! And honestly, it’s less work than other tutorials, that tell you to just fix it in place.
BUT! You are using WD40.
That’s a light oil that evaporates. For that kind of duty, I recommend using some sort of greece. I couldn’t find mine, so I went with body lotion. Use something thick.
You can go the Boeing route and use dish soap, but your chair will crash and burn. But use greace😉
Thank you so much for this tip! It worked on my chair pretty well (for those who are in doubt). And it didn't take much time either.
Fish oil works good but it dries out very easily
@@tmg1262 then that means it doesn't work well...
😢Can I use engine oil??
Great fix. Don't know why or how it works, but it does.
Thanks for all the replacement cylinder links....just in case the WD40 doesn't work!
Thanks. I've happened to use bike grease with great result.
Thanks this worked perfectly 💯
This actually worked! I was ready to buy a new cylinder.
Did it??
Wow im shocked that this worked. Thinking about it i was saying how is grease going to make it from sinking. It would just make it more slippery which in turn would create the chair to sink. I looked on amazon and was about to buy these 3 plastic clamps you put on the main bar but didn't like the fact they were plastic and was reading some of them were snapping in ppl. I decided to try this method and I am shocked that the WD40 worked. Great video dude!
this worked for me although I used machine oil for better lubrication.
thank you so much... back and knees pain no more😍
Just fixed my chair. Thank you!
Thanks, quick, and simple to do.
WORKS!! But I used "tri-flow" instead
This is so simple and it works perfectly! Thank you so much :)
i believe this may work for many cases, but not for me. actually after fix the chair directly sink to bottom without hesitation. eventually i using a support abs pipe done the job with cost of no more adjustable.
Mine did that first time but then I found a washer that had fallen out without my noticing. I put that back and so far it seems ok.
It really works for me, thank you so much
Hmmm ... interesting plan, but I used heavier, better 3-in-1 Oil because it will not break down. WD40 stands for "water displacement 40" and it eventually dries out and turns to laquer that gunks up the works - but the notion of using a heavy, thick oil that will not do that should work, and so far it is working well on my chair. So - same idea, just different oil. Just MY take - your mileage may vary. Still, it may be the easiest and cheapest solution I have found. Thanks, old man. JR
Thanks for making me take it apart though I was resigned to it being the hydraulic cylinder, but after I unclipped base, I pressed the handle and it magically worked !
It looks to be in good nick and fine and is holding up. Didn't need the WD40 at all (and no need for any tube or aluminium can inserts).
Two of the pairs of wheels come off daily, so I have to replace those and I a piece of leather I bought 30 years ago will cover the seat and arm tears.
Worked a dream. Many thanks for the video and inspiration
Wd40 works great. Thanks for the tip.
Thanks man for this video
You lost me. Where did the washers and the ball bearing thing come from? Did you add those to the pneumatic tube or were they part of it originally?
They are part of the tube...at the bottom.
Good question. I thought the same thing.
@@TechLifestyle where do we get them from? they're not in the chair... wtf?
It most probable stacked inside the tube in wheel part. Mine was like that and I gave a small wiggle and they fell down. They are different from the video. but the stricture was same.
I used Lithium Grease instead of WD-40... This grease is thicker. It seems to be working ! I put in that rod AND arround those small parts. It works...
Just tried it but so far so good.
Worked great for almost then started again sadly
This actually worked! Thank you!
fantastic! thank you.
What is this supposed to fix.? Does it provide necessary lubrication to a sleeve/lining/bushing whatever inside of the cylinder.?
yes
It wets the o-rings helping them seal again.
Thank you bro!
For some reason, it worked :)
Fixed it!
Thanks!
omg you are super brilliantly amazing👏😊 Thanks bunches for your wisdom and for showing us how easy this was to do ourselves ... lets give a 👍for this chair fixing god👨🏽🔧👷♂️👨🎓 right here lol none of this was meant in any sarcastic tone lol u really are a god amongst us computer chair owners/users 💺😂
Yes, it worked. A thousand thanks!
Thanks, I couldn't find a video (besides this one) to fix a chair that wouldn't sink, seems like only sinking problems go down - lol!
Thank you so much, it really worked!
Thank you so much, this appears to have worked for me!
It works! Thank you
I tried this fix this morning, so far so good but not rushing to judgement. I am curious though, what is it that the WD40 does? Lubricate the rubber washers? Just asking for a little more information as to how the fix works. But thanks!!!
Sadly this was not successful. Time to hacksaw some pvc & make it permanent.
thank you, just fixed my chair
Took me longer to go to the garage for that screwdriver and wd40 than it took to fix it. 3 minutes, tops. Despite that, the hydraulic piston didn't hold, and the chair sank a couple of minutes after the fix.
Wow!!! Thanx. Worked perfect!!!
just tried this one, I hope it holds. after using the wd40 it got the "vacuum" sound back. Thanks for the video!!
1 day later, perfect as new. Thank you!!!
@@abrahamalviarez5870 Still going strong after a month? I'm considering doing this too since it's cheaper to get WD40 than to buy a new chair...
@@justinerianner yes! Hold perfectly. I had to change a rubber ring inside the piston yesterday (took it from a old chair) but works perfect since I used the wd40
thank you Mr.
Nevermind, the fix lasted 1 day.
It actually worked, thanks mate!
Worked great thanks for the tutorial!
It works !!! Thanks !!!! ;-)