Office Chair Lift Cylinder - Easy, No Cost Repair, No Tools Needed!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2024
- Sinking office chair? Join David as he describes an even easier method of rejuvenating an office or gaming chair lift cylinder; often not even needing tools. This was developed as a result of viewer comments. Please see my previous video for a description of the theory of how these chairs work:
• The Mystery of the Sin...
0:00 - Introduction
0:40 - Safety
1:37 - Theory
2:41 - Step 1
3:21 - Step 2
3:51 - Step 3
4:41 - Closing
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And this is why I love TH-cam. I don’t want to spend my life buying stuff for it to end up in a landfill. Thanks 🙏🏻
Glad it was helpful. I hate tossing things out
Thank you!! I have had a sinking chair for YEARS that I refused to give up because it was comfortable. This method has been working for me for two weeks and, hopefully, will continue to do so for awhile!
Glad it helped!
Glad to see safety is talked about, an apparent oversight in other videos. The bonus of Life with David is David actually discuss the operational mechanics behind the cylinder operation. Big plus, thank you David.
Thank you! I was manager of safely for a time where I worked and I think it's just got to be embedded as part of normal life. Thanks for watching!
The 90's vibe of this video makes me love it more. You're so precious!!! Thank you for this informative video!
I'm so glad! I hope it helps!
This worked!!!! Thank you sooooo much. I turned it upside down last night and this morning my son and I pumped that bottom about a dozen times. Let it sit about another hour upside down and here I am after 4 hours of sitting in it with a chair that doesn't kill my joints to get out of because it sunk to the floor! I thank you so much!
That's great! Thanks for watching.
Mmm, this one sparks joy. You examined and treated the underlying cause discussing approaches towards resolving it. A true engineering approach, well done!
Thank you! That's my background. I appreciate your visit!
Dang man you out here saving people money thank you.
Fantastic! That's what I love to do, save people money. Thanks for watching!
You, sir, are a scholar and a gentlemen. Many thanks.
Thank you too!
Thxs!!! I turned my chair over for 15 minutes, now it works perfectly.
Great; glad it worked.
This worked perfectly for my 25 year old office chair. I was considering the method described in your first video, but luckily I discovered this one. The fix seems to be permanent with my chair. Thanks a heap.
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!
Does this method every time I keep randomly lowering and it’s worked perfectly each time. It’s a great fix, but not a permanent one, but it beats buying a new chair.
I'm glad it worked for you. Try twisting the rod (3rd method). That made my fix more permanent.
Thank you for this video - it seems to be the only one out there that provides reliable solutions to the "sinking" problem. I tried Step 1 as a last resort before replacing the gas cylinder and my 4-year-old chair miraculously started working again! EDIT: Unfortunately this solution only seems to last a few weeks.
Thank you! After I discovered this method, I am trying everything I know to get it out there; including links from my original video to this one. However, it isn't getting the traction needed to reach a large number of people. Please share this video since more views on TH-cam seem to be the only way to get more views on TH-cam (Catch22?). Thanks again.
I've found that steps 2 and 3 will last a little longer. After doing those; my chair can go months or even a year between "treatments".
I might just start storing my chair upside down at night!😃
@@seattlesue178 Well hopefully you'll only need to do that every few months, not every night.
Thanks for this demonstration to repair the up/down mechanism of the Desk Chair
You're welcome. I hope I've save a little space in the landfills.
Turning it upside worked. Not even halfway through the video and my problem is fixed! Thanks!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
It works like a charm! Your video saved my office chair! Definitely recommend it to any one sitting on a sliding-down office chair!
Glad it helped!
Just tried it this night and so far so good! Thanks a lot it probably saved me some money and gave me a sustainable feeling.
You're welcome. I also hate throwing good things away!
i saw the previous video and got some confidence to open the shaft, and after cleaning the mess, i wasn't sure what should i use as a lubricant for the inner cylinder, Oil or Grease. And somehow searching for the solution of this new problem, i again found a video of this man! Such a great explanation. I just love the way david delivered the content. And this is probably the only video on TH-cam which explains how to Fix it rather than to replace a new one!!
Thank you david ,
Love from India.
I hope it will fix your chair. Thanks for watching!
Excellent video. I will try this on my office chair asap!
Go for it! Thanks for watching!
You are one of the best people I have ever seen in my life, I wish you a long happy life full of joy and richness.
Thank you so much for the kind words. I wish the same for you.
Thank you for a great video, Great Idea... I will do this soon. Better yet, thank you for the safety tip!!! You are the first person to mention safety. I am always talking safety with friends and family and I was surprised to see it in your video, Great Job!
You're welcome! Having worked at a large electric utility; safety is always top of mind. People can die with 360 kV or 3600 psi, 1025 F steam.
Great job! Thank you for your thoroughness and clear concise presentation 😀👍
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing fix! One night inverted did the trick. Thank you thank you thank you.
You're welcome! Unfortunately, this video isn't getting traction; so many people are missing out on this simple fix. Tell your friends!
This was great! I left it upside down over night and Boom stable again. Even if I have to do this monthly I'm ok with it. GREAT VIDEO!
I'm so glad the video was helpful. I only have to do it once a year for my 25 year old chair. Thanks for watching!
You're an excellent communicator, David! Now let's see if I can try this non-invasive method, and avoid building 'foil fluid dams' like the first video suggested...
If it works, it's a lot easier. Good luck!
That's a great suggestion (and thoroughly logical when you think about it).
I particularly like the 'Norm Abram' reprise of safety instructions at the start!
Thanks. Safety is really important. My son had a freak eye injury when he was about 11. He's OK, but I've never let my guard down since regarding eye protection.
Great video! thank you Sir! I turn to my right and I am seeing my chair upside down right now because I'm following your advice, very logical and simple to follow, can't wait for tomorrow to try it out!
Hope it works! Good luck!
@@LifewithDavid1 I have to say props to you! it definitely worked! I've been sitting on the chair all day today since I turned it over this morning and not once has the seat dropped lower! what a simple fix, I had no idea it was that easy, thank you!
Thanks David, you are a hero!
Thank you!
Gosh, this was so easy to fix! Thank you David, this is the kind of useful knowledge worth having in my personal inventory.
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching.
I dig your approach and appreciate how professional you were. About to try this fix on my office chair and tonight :)
Good luck! Thanks for watching.
Hi David. I just came across your video while looking for instructions on how to replace the cylinder on my office chair. Instead of buying a cylinder I followed your instructions. Setting it upside down improved things with only an inch or so of drop. I then did the last step of rotating the rod in the cycling ...... WOW ..... it is now like new. THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge and saving me some $ ..... Take Care.
Thank you for the feedback. I'm happy every time this helps someone avoid scrapping their cylinder.
I'll try this tonight! Thank you!
Hope it works. Good luck!
Worked a treat, thanks!
Glad it helped!
Turning upside down and pumping it a couple times worked for me. Thanks man.
Glad I could help. Thanks for watching!
Just watched both videos back-to-back (thanks for the link in the other one). I have two super-cheap chairs ($60 apiece, I know, I know), both with this issue. I think it's partially because my wife tried to sit in my lap in both chairs, and it's very easy to exceed the weight limit with two people in a chair at once. I REALLY appreciate the explanation of functionality, because I thought it just used a spring and ambient air, so I was gonna take it apart to lube it. You just saved me from a potentially dangerous and costly mistake!! I also appreciate that it can be fixed this way, because one of the reasons I love it at full height is the shock absorption of the cylinder, and the only other "fixes" I've found online are essentially clamps that hold the outside of the cylinder and prevent it from sliding, which would damage the sealing surface, and prevent the chair from bouncing when I sit down.
And we definitely appreciate the restraint it took, in the other video, to stay family-friendly. :)
Thanks for watching; I hope it works. If worse comes to worse, you can replace the cylinder; but hope you don't have to.
Amazing! Fixed my chair. Thanks so much for sharing your insights and wisdom. 😊
I'm glad it helped. Thanks for watching!
I'm not sure for how long it will work, but it definitely works! That said, thank you for relieving my frustration Sir!!
Glad to help. Thanks for watching!
It worked. Thank you so much for sharing! Your videos are awesome ♥
I'm glad it helped! Thanks for watching.
I absolutely love these videos!! If your a handy type person that's good with things like this, you can fix almost anything!!!
Thank you so much for the instruction video!!!
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching.
And it still works. Thanks David, much, much cheaper than replacing the cylinder
That's great! Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
Thanks for your help David
Happy to help. Hope it was useful!
All these young bucks with videos telling you to just replace the cylinder. David is the only one with a real repair solution!
Thanks for your support and for watching!
I watched your previous video from 2021 about how to fix hydraulic cylinders and IT WORKED!
but it got me curious so I seached WHY IT WORKED and surprise! its you again!
Thanks for the kind words! You're welcome.
Flipped and done. Thank you sir!
That's great! Thanks for watching!
I tried his advice...it worked! Thx!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Flipping my chair over fixed it instantly for some reason. Going to leave it like that overnight for the best result! Thank you for the video!
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
this method works. I was doubting at first but gave it a shot. Less than 12 hours in the up side down position my chair is no longer sinking. Thank you father
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!
Thank you. Even if this doesn't work (will be trying this tonight) I still like your presentation. Good video.
Thanks! Hope it works, I've had a lot of positive feedback. Good luck!
It totally works I rotated the piston and cylinder. Thanks 😊
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!
Thanks did as suggested and chair that kept falling down is now holding - test will be how long it lasts, but great to try something simple like this without having to buy anything! :)
Great to hear! Thanks for watching!
I love all your boxes and gadgets in your office.
Thank you, my hobbies include electronics and other nerdy stuff. Thanks for watching!
@@LifewithDavid1 It worked so well.
Thanks David! It worked great!
Great to hear! Thanks for watching.
Thank you, David, you probably just saved me some money. I will try tonight.😊
I hope it works! Let us know if it does; good luck!
This works fine... Thank you so much... you saved me from throwing my old chair away 👍
Thank you!
Excellent! Glad it helped!
Great video. I'll try this tonight.
Hope it works. Good luck!
Great work, thank you.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Great video. You hae a great narration voice! Thanks!
Thank you for the kind words.
this informative Thanks Sir David.
So nice of you. Thanks for watching!
It really works. Saved me $$. Thanks
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
Worked 💯. Thank you!
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!
Worked with the first option. Thanks
Glad it helped
I can confirm this 100% works. Thank you sir. I mixed up a little bit of every solution you suggested in this video and left my chair over night and it hasn't sunk so far in the past 48 hours compared to before trying these solutions where it used to slowly start sinking as soon as I sat on it.
Excellent!
Thankyou David!! Just a few hours upside down and my sinking chair is cured!! No more embarrassing off screen slow disappearances in work meetings online for me now.
Fantastic! Success stories make the whole TH-cam experience worthwhile.
Thank you This is more then what I knew to do for my Moms Office chair
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!
Thank you SO MUCH for this video. I lost my job recently and there was no way I could afford a new chair or even a replacement valve, I tried this out and it worked like a charm
Glad I could help! I hope you get a new job that you like soon. Good luck!
This was very interesting. My family has a "gaming" chair that sinks sometimes when it rotates.
Will try it out soon and hoping for the best
Hope it works out for you. Good luck and thanks for watching!
I bought a secondhand Giroflex G64 office chair that was okay for a few weeks but then found it kept sliding down gradually during the day.
I suspected my secondhand chair was a bad purchase, and something inside was broken.
I was sceptical that this fix would work, but it didn't cost anything to at least give it a go. And I am so glad I did try it. I followed David's instructions to turn chair upside down, and left chair upside down overnight. Next day, the chair worked fine, no more sliding down. It's lasted like this for months. Thank you David!
I'm really happy that this helped you. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for making an informative video. I have a Kimball task stool that looks like new, but lost the cylinder pressure. Salvaging the cylinder from a HON task stool that had bad upholstery, I was able to install it on the Kimball stool. Saved me ~$50 for a replacement cylinder. BTW: I was able to remove my cylinders with a bigger soft blow hammer.
That's great! Sometimes cylinders just fail; it's nice when you can fix it inexpensively.
This worked! Thanks!
Glad it worked! Thanks for watching.
Thanks a lot for your help.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Cool, I'll try this. Thanks!
Hope it works. Good luck!
Hi David ..
I used the method by just turning it upside down. I left it over night. I used my whole body weight on the seat to bring the chair down. It worked!!! I did it this way cause I don't have the strength to use my hands. Thank you so much for your video 😊.
Great tip! It is a little awkward and difficult to push it down when upside down.
Thanks for the tip! Will try and see how it goes
Best of luck!
Update: I tried Step 1 & then 2 and it worked! Its still sliding down a little so I'll let it set for another day but it works. Thank you so much. I'll recommend this to a couple of friends who have office/gaming chairs just in case
@@OhitsONnow You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Love videos like this, that help us make things last longer, and stay out of landfill 🌎☮
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!
Miraculous :D many thanks David for this wonderful hack!!
Glad it worked. Thanks for watching!
big W mr David. thanks a lot
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Trying this. Thank you!!~
Hope you like it!
I found that a simple method is grabbing house hold mineral oil or vegetable oil, pretty much any natural house hold lubricating oil and polishing the shaft and cycling the shaft up and down 15 to 20 times. I noticed an immediate effect as the chair had more spring in the bounce. This is a simple method for those not so DIY friendly users looking for a quick fix not sure of the longevity as I've just tried this method but sure is an idea! thanks for the previous video this allowed me to save myself some time doing my own research!
Great! cycling the piston up and down numerous times is a good way to restore the lubrication to the piston seal.. Thanks for the tip!
i just did this and it felt like it fixed it for a few seconds but then it started sinking in a stair kinda way rather than continually sinking. And it ends up sinking in about 5-10 minutes. I did end up removing some lubricant while applying oil so i hope i didnt remove all of it xD Ill try setting it upside down tonight
Very helpful video!
Glad it was helpful!
Good deal! Thanks!
No problem 👍 Thanks for watching!
I became tired of pressing the paddle every five to 10 minutes to lift the seat back up. Did put the chair upside down for a few hours. So far it seems to work! Thank you!
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching!
This is an awesome fix!! Thank you so much. I love my chair, which is only a couple years old, and didn't want to buy a new one. Problem was solved! You are a steely-eyed-missile-man.
Glad I could help!
After a weekend with the cylinder lowered and the chair upside down the chair seems to be fixed. Thank you very much!
That's fantastic! Thanks for watching!
That was magic just did what you described and worked. You now have to put up with me as a new Subscriber :)
I'll be happy to. Thanks for watching!
Tanks for uploading the video. I turned an office chair upside down and it plugged the leak.
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!
Thank for the tips
Any time. Thanks for watching!
Did what David advises two weeks ago and the chair (which sank every day) is not sinking. Thanks, David.
I'm so glad it worked. Thanks for watching!
John, I bought a very good used desk chair. I'm sure it was $150+ when new. The business I bought it from had upgraded their chairs for their entire staff. But after sitting on it for a short time I realised it was sinking down gradually. I sank to the bottom of the lift range in about 10 to 15 minutes. Yesterday I watched your video and last night I propped my chair upside down. I've been sitting on it for a couple of hours now and it is still fully extended. Hopefully, I have not jinxed it by bragging about your suggestion working so well.
Fantastic. I'm glad it worked. If you cycle the chair from full down to full up every week or so, you'll have a good chance that the piston seal will stay lubricated.
Thank you. It helped.
Fantastic! Thanks for watching!
Thank you David
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!
Thanks. Flipping the chair upside down for 8 hours worked
Fantastic! I love hearing that.
Thanks David!
You're very welcome. Hope it helped.
Turning the chair upside down over night is a great tip in case it is just a lubricant issue. Definitely worth trying prior to buying a new cylinder or chair.
thanks for the tip!
Thanks for sharing!
Admittedly, I was in a rush and wanted my garage rolling chair to work NOW, as my back/knees have been killing me as Ive been working on my hubby's jeep. Keep in mind, my chair is a rolling stool with a cushy seat. I flipped it over, cleaned it up (it was pretty gross lol), sprayed some wd40 gel lube on it, whacked it a couple times, shook it up and down, spun it both ways, then did the clip/piston/rod trick. Afterwards, I turned it right side up and went up and down in height a bunch to ensure the grease was all through it. Worked like a charm in 5 minutes!!!
I cant thank you enough, sir! This is the only video I found that didnt show me how to replace the hydraulic cylinder ($15-$20). If I get to that point, Im just buying another $25 rolling chair 😂 Thank you again for saving my back and bank acct!! ❤
These are the stories that makes me happy to post these videos. Glad it worked; and particularly glad your back approved.
Thank you so much , it helped
Glad to hear that!
HELLO BROTHER GOOD evening
THANK you for GREAT presentation
greatting from INDONESIA
I appreciate it. Hope the chair videos help!
You are best. Thank you
Thank you too.
Thanks I'm going to try this on my chair
I hope it works for you.
It did thank you again!
Thank you so much!
You're very welcome!
Thanks David! We love your practical demonstration!
I've had my Steelcase chair for 30 years, and I hope to keep it going longer, but the collapsing seat height problem had me ready to toss it. A new cylinder is not available for this model (the 453 Criterion). I'm going to try your new method first. If needed, I'll then get a friend to help with the advanced method.
Good luck on fixing an old friend!
I have a Steelcase chair with the same problem! I turned it over as the video instructed and will leave it for the night. I'm really hoping it's all better in the morning!
You probably had it long fixed. However, looks like a standard center action lift would work. Should be an easy replacement if this video method does not restore it. I have a bunch of Leap chairs that I'm going to try this method on. When I replace theirs with a standard center action lift, I often have to trim down the nylon center button with an oscillating cutter or hand saw. Good luck.
works like a charm.! my chair literally sank in seconds. just turn it upside down for a couple minutes and notice an improvement (don't know how long it will last)! next i'm gonna leave it overnight. muchas gracias arigato thank you terima kasih my dude.
You're welcome. Glad it worked!