How to remove wheels from a computer chair

The wheelchair is comfortable to use. On it you can easily move around the room without damaging the floor. But it happens that the wheels break. There are many reasons for their breakdown. Dust, pile from the carpet and other debris clog the moving parts of the rollers, resulting in damage.

Why do the wheels of a chair break?

Deterioration of a landing pin - the mechanism by which the wheels are attached to a furniture product. Large weight load on the rollers - during operation, the maximum allowable weight specified in the instructions is often exceeded, the mechanisms in the wheels wear out faster. The uneven surface of the floor creates additional obstacles to the roller wheels, leading to breakage. Factory marriage is also not uncommon. Do not immediately buy a new chair, the wheels can be replaced.

How to disassemble a chair before replacing

In order to replace the roller wheels or just clean them from debris, you need to remove them. Anyone can cope with this simple task without the help of a master.

ATTENTION! Before removing the rollers, it is recommended to drip a lubricant into the mounting location. It will simplify the work!

First, flip the chair back down. Then, with a little effort, pull out the wheel. If the roller cannot be pulled out, pry it out with a screwdriver. Sometimes it happens that the wheel is pulled out, and the pin remains from it. In this situation, remove the pin with pliers. After that, the work of removing the roller wheels can be considered completed.

Due to the breakdown of the landing pin for fastening the wheels, the absence of retaining rings on the rollers or the wear of the plug of the spider, the wheels begin to fall out. Replace the cross, partially disassembling the chair. Turning the office chair backside down, pull out the wheels according to the method described above. To remove the cross from the gas lift, you need to hold on to the gas lift and gently tap it on top around the point of attachment with a hammer. A broken part can be easily removed.

IMPORTANT! Loss of rollers is the most common breakdown in seats.

In order for all the details to remain intact after parsing, you need to proceed carefully, without applying excessive force. Then it will not be difficult to collect them.

Wheel Sequence

After extracting the damaged rollers, we replace them with new ones. Just insert the wheels into the cross. At the same time we hear a click. Wheel replacement done. If, when changing the rollers of a computer chair, a cross was replaced, then the office chair is assembled in this way: we install new wheels in the cross according to the familiar method, then we insert the cross into the gas lift.

ATTENTION! The gas lift is mounted on all types of standard seats of the same type, so you can not worry about its incompatibility with the new cross.

There are several varieties of crosses: wooden, chrome, plastic. The most reliable is chrome. When buying this important part, you must be guided not only by the material of manufacture, but also by appearance. It should be with a perfect coating, without flaws, with well-crafted edges.

Surely the above tips will help you easily replace the wheels and avoid buying a new chair!