Step By Step Guide To Disassemble Office Chair Wheels
There can be a number of reasons for you to take apart or disassemble office chair wheels. Some of the reasons may include: you have to oil the parts, move to another office, or perform some minor adjustments. Whatever may be the reason, you are at the right place where you will get the complete step by step guide that will help you dismantle your chair the right way.
Step 1: Reduce Chair Mobility By Dismantling The Casters/Wheels
Dismantling the casters or wheels from your office chair is a challenging job, particularly, when your chair moves around at an inconsiderable provocation. One of the best ways when it comes to limiting the mobility of your office chair is detaching the wheels from the wheelbase. In order to dismantle the casters or wheels from the wheelbase of your office chair, you will simply need pry bar & screwdriver. Once you have these two tools ready, then you need to follow some simple steps mentioned below:
- First of all, you need to tilt your office chair to the side or in or into an inverted position in order to gain access to the wheels.
- Now, you need to take hold of the chair leg using your one hand and take hold of the caster using other hand.
- Next, it is time to remove the casters or wheels. If it doesn't budge, then it is important to use pry bar in order to pry out the caster.
- Finally, you need to place the nail-pulling end of the pry bar betwixt the caster and the chair leg. Then, push the pry bar handle downwards in order to remove the caster wheel.
You need to use the above mentioned procedure for each and every wheel as long as your chair is no longer mobile. Once you are done with all the wheels, you need to pull out the star base.
Step 2: Remove The Star Base From Office Chair
You can easily remove the star base from your office chair provided you have the right tools and follow the right technique. The tools that you will need to accomplish this task include hammer & 2x4 piece of wood.
- Firstly, you need to turn the office chair in or into an inverted position & then take help from someone in order to hold down the five-star base before you place the piece of wood right above the gas lift.
- After that, take hold of your hammer & make sure to use the side to hit the wood, in order to ensure that you don't damage the gas lift. Steer clear from hitting forcibly any part of the gas lift directly.
- Continue hammering the wood at the time it is on the gas lift. The pressure within the five star base will finally be released, and the bottom will come apart.
Step 3: Disassemble The Armrests
To eliminate the secondary structure in order to make sure that there won't be anything coming into your way while you dismantle the wheels, you need to pull out the armrests from their current position. However, first of all, you need to figure out whether the armrests of your office chair are removable or not. The majority of the office chair seats have their armrests built into their structure. If your office chair is one among them, then it is important to check how they are attached to the seat structure.
Step 4: Unbolt/Unscrew The Fixtures To Separate The Seat Pad From The Backrest
There are generally two ways through which armrests are fixed onto chairs: bolts & screws. Entirely dependent on your screws, you may need to use either a cross-head screwdriver or a flat-head screwdriver. When it comes to bolts, you can unfasten them with the help of a Hex key Allen wrench.
- You need to Unfasten the bolts or screws, which can be done easily by turning the respective tools anti-clockwise. Each screw or bolt that comes out should be stored safely, in order to make sure that if you need to assemble the chair later on, you will have them ready.
- Pull out the unfastened armrests from the seat structure before positioning them together with the caster wheels.