How to Fix a Squeaky Office Chair (Step by Step)

Does your office chair squeak when you sit on it? See the two most common reasons why you got a squeaky office chair, and how to fix it, step by step!

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[RobertAniFreak]

Thanks a bunch for the video, this helped a ton
Pretty awkward staying up late and everyone is sleeping, and there is just squeaking constantly on my chair

[themeparkdad]

I tightened the bolts attaching the chair to the seat and it WORKED! No more squeaks. Thank you so much.

[bunkerdigitallabs]

This is what is great about youtube and the internet in general. I just googled this as a question and there was a simple, practical video produced to demonstrate possible suspects of what was causing the squeaking. Thanks for doing this!

[formula_btw]

DUDE THIS THING ACTUALLY WORKS!!!, i highly recommended this it fixed like 90% of the sqeakyness just like he said

[marius-stoica]

YOU SAVED MY SANITY, I LOVE YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART! the squeaking is still there but it's as you said, its 90% gone and the god damn reason for the extreme squeaking was probably the fact that 1/4 screws connecting the cilinder to the chair was missing, i have no ideea how that happened, i assmbled the chair with my own hands and i am in shock that this happened, anyway, thanks again, i hope you'll read this because you really really really helped a thon, thank you so very very

[julio_tefuqlong]

thank you now i can play all night without waking up my mom because of the sounds of the chair

[NotGenome]

Thanks! My stepsister has some lubricant in her room somewhere, maybe that will do!

[ac_junior]

Perfect, thanks! After...I don't know, 1-2 years, I finally got to this. LOL. The squeaking was getting really bad, - no matter how tight the screws were. Any movement in my chair, especially reclining back would be loud. I don't have the exact same chair, but lubricating (WD-40 also) that cylinder sure helped with the squeak - as well as adjusting the seat up and down. Also the back part does disassemble - this is attached to the seat portion with 4 screws and this bent metal "L." where you screw this into the seat. Lubing those screw holes, also the metal "L" part (which is like rubbing metal on metal) totally did the trick. But yet, I will probably have to do this every 3-6 months. Not a big deal, thrilled the annoyance is gone. Thanks for this again.

[yeysbaws]

THANK

This is really annoying, especially when it's 2am, the sound it makes is like the sound of someone being murdered!

[pavandipajimal]

I never coment on videos, however this honestly worked so well. I paid over 200 for my chair for it to start speaking but now it doesnt make a sound !!

[Buck_Falcon]

This video taught me that sometimes the simplest solution is the right one... Tightening the bolts was the last thing I tried, and yet it was the answer I was looking for the whole time. Thank you!

[Taizunx]

An FYI for the uploader: The first place you sprayed doesn't make any difference. You're literally just spraying WD all over the outside of the cylinder housing, behind the plastic cover. That doesn't do anything.

The second place you sprayed is right in the friction-fit of the wheel base and the cylinder housing - that's most likely your culprit. Over time the cylinder can get slightly misaligned in the friction fit. To really solve this you'd need to hammer it out of the wheel base, clear any rust and dirt and then lubricate with a little bit of heavy duty grease in the socket of the wheel base before finally friction-fitting the cylinder once again.

[ruairim]

Like other comments have mentioned, make sure all the screws are tightened. A few of mine were loose including one that basically wasn't screwed in at all. Tightening then made 90% of the squeaking go away

[scentdragon]

Thanks, man! I busted out my WD-40, but I didn't even think to tighten the bolts on the chair again since I just built it a couple of weeks ago. The combination of the two helped get rid of the squeaking for the most part.

[whitefang]

Wow, I just fixed my chair. I had to return my chair tomorrow and I did not want it because I only have a noise problem. Thank you!

[NeilBradleyMS]

Just watched both videos about the creaky chair. Absolutely awesome fix!! Our new computer chair has developed this fault, we even sent off for a new part, but the creak came back worse. It’s knowing exactly where to squirt the oil which totally did the trick, as a result I subbed to your channel. Top man. Many thanks - Neil (UK). 🙏

[TheZenaMan]

Really appreciate this! First video that came up when I searched for a solution, and it worked

[stephanddd]

I hope this helps someone: I tightened all bolts, and lubricated the piston cylinder (as per part 2 of the video), no luck. But I finally found the source of the squeaking for my chair: The base plate is bolted to the bottom of the chair one one side. The other sideis connected to the piston assembly and held together with a horizontal bolt/rod. Lubricate that bolt, and voila. It's actually surprising that this single bolt carries the entire weight of your body when you're seated. There's also an adjustable stiffness wheel, with a rod that extends out from it. Lubricate the tip of that rod as well.

[mickygibson-]

Thanks, this sorted it out nicely. Tip: If, like me, you manage to get WD40 rebound spray all over the back of your chair, isopropyl (rubbing alcohol) is excellent for scrubbing it off.

[jeffjeffjeff]

Hey from across the pond here in the UK. Thanks for taking the time to record, edit and upload this video. I had a very similar problem with my otherwise really comfortable office chair and I followed the same steps you'd shown and it has cured the issue. In my case it was a few loose bolts on the arm rests to the base and the base to the back support needing lubricating as the noise was from a backward/forward movement rather than up/down as with your chair. Kudos to you!