bennypr0fane

I tried that first, to absolutely no avail. The darned thing isn’t going anywhere.

What do you mean by reinforce? Reinforce the casing how? And do you mean that for a hypothetical next time I try to separate a gas spring from some other office chair’s base, or do you mean I should reinforce this one somehow?

Well I knocked the side of it with the hammer, obviously. I was convinced that the outer ring that is recommended to tap was actually part of the base (5-armed structure that holds the bottom of the gas lift) and soldered to the arms - but inspecting it again carefully I relaize that it’s not: the bottom of the gas lift is in fact sticking out through the hole

Image However, after working on that with a hammer as recommended it still won’t budge (I used a piece of wood instead of cloth this time - and it broke multiple times 😂)

I think when buying new ones, you’d only have to make sure they’re built at least for your weight - and then some, to avoid the same thing happening again. Maybe don’t skimp and make sure you get quality. To make sure you can use them, a) see my previous comment and b) get precise measurements!

I just posted a problem with the gas lift in my office chair and happened to see your post. It appears in my case, that gas lift is never coming out of its sockets again, I have tried a number of different ways. It’s so precisely fitted into these openings, it’s not moving the slightest fraction of a mm. So if you decide to replace those gas lifts, before ordering I highly recommend you first try a couple to see if you’re able to remove them at all - it might simply not work, and you could be stuck with these like I am

Uhm, 11.