Fix Your Sinking Desk Chair with These Simple Steps

There's nothing more irksome than a desk chair that sinks... little... by... little... until you're almost on the floor! This quick video will show you #howto fix your funky desk chair!

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[eric]

To those of you with the clamp slowly lowering, clean all the lubricant off the area where you are clamping the cylinder.

[Blackhawk]

i just raised the plastic all the way up, drilled a hole and put a pin in it.

[dannptf]

So far so good! Easier than the "PVC" or "coupler" method used

[halusomusic]

i can confirm that this method works. Thanks

[flatcat]

Oh, lord, how simple! And I wouldn't have thought of it!

[Mulberry]

You have to do it on the bottom, not the top, and the move according to set height.

[shizziebizz]

you deserve a medal !!!. It worked !!!

[angelastephens]

thanks!!! works perfectly! under $2.00 for the fix... hose clamp and a screwdriver. Done!

[thegeakshow]

Thanks so much this saved me from buying another chair...again!

[cpoky]

DAMNIT....I hate when I have a PhD in Macgyver Fabrications yet Hose Clamp never crossed my mind lol

[intllc-tfithp]

Thank. YOU!!!! (...because disassembly, returns, boxes, shipping labels, processes, etc. just take too much time.)

[lxworld]

Losing a bit of weight will probably help in the long run. These chairs have weight limitations

[phantom]

Thank you I will try this idea I’m having this problem

[maronthehill]

No this does not work. Not enough friction for the clamp to hold the height with my (normal adult) weight. Tested.

[flamingomoon]

great. Gonna do that! Thanks for the tip.

[jimmycarburator]

meh, i think ill just weld a few metal screws to the pole and the legs

[HBPLUS]

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.