Chromcraft Swivel Tilt Mechanism Repair Rebuild 

I just returned from Sam’s Welding, Inc. in San Diego, who welded two of my Chromcraft chairs’ stems on the swivel/tilt mechanisms. Thank you for this video. It helped me figure out the actual problem with my chairs. Luckily the plastic bushings are ok for now. After welding, the chairs are as good as new! Only cost $20!! Thank you!

You're a natural born comedian. If Mr. Rodgers and Bob Ross were brothers, you'd be the 3rd brother. Love your enthusiasm, and how you smiled while speaking about your awesome camera woman/wife. I'm working on my chromecraft chairs right now, sanding all of the gold tone off, and showcasing that awesome shiny chrome. I gotta fix that broken plastic cap, too. Thank you for all the great help.

Many thanks for this excellent video. Fortunately, I located all items off the shelf at Lowes. The two bronze flange bearings are made by Hillman.

Just ordered a new replacement swivel-tilt mechanism for $130. Part is now obsolete so when inventory is gone, I'll be rebuilding thanks to you and your camerawoman/wife. Thanks for the blessing.

Thanks, been searching for a video like this for four years. Now i can repair my Blacksmith dinette chairs. Ebay price for replacement swivels now over $75. Bought two and they only lasted about a year. I had the same ides as you, but could not find suitable rubber bushings. Now will go with the bronze.

I may have to take mine to a welder. Sooo disappointed in my Chromecraft chairs! The first set I had lasted over 25 years. The new ones barely lasted a year, they are shot! They all wiggle and tip and make so much noise! Thanks for the video.

Thank you so much for taking the time to share with us this fix!!! I inherited swivel & tilt dining chairs & table from my parents & want to repair and continue using them. A grateful heart!

Finally! I suffer thru 5 or 6 videos before finding this one. Perfect. Thank you so much

This was a fantastic tutorial, thank you for sharing your fixes for stuff like this! For someone who was raised in a break it and trash it generation, I appreciate people like you who help us solve problems, save some money and use our creativity.

Great tutorial, exactly what I needed! Thank you for the thoughtful and precise presentation! Good job!

Great tutorial! Chair is like new. The only thing I did differently was I used a reciprocating saw to cut the head off of the shaft. Thanks for the help!

Great tutorial! Shared with all of my friends! ❤️

From one JW to another JW, thank you for the informative video!

Fantastic!!! you are a real DIY guy.

Nice work. Thanks for sharing !!

Thanks, very helpful and detailed.

Wonderful! Thank you so much for this video!

Great and useful video, thanks much. Don't have a Dremel but my Rotozip with a cutting wheel fit nicely into the space between the inner and outer swivel bases and neatly cut the pin. It was a simple fix after that.

Thanks for the tutorial.

Thank you for the awesome video. My chair has a different issue. The center metal rod has too much movement. When sitting in the chair, it wobbles side to side. Do you have a fix for that problem? Thank you!

You did a great job here, why would they put in plastic bushing, planned adolescence I guess.

Thank you so much! I have watched and watch videos on how to repair and only 1 mentioned the bushings , and all that was mentioned was "I turned my own". Nothing was mentioned of where they were, what size of how he installed them. Thank you for all of those details.

so as long as those metal pads are intact, you can upgrade your parts to last a life time

Great instruction, thank you! I’m wondering if you happen to know of a compatible pneumatic height adjustment mechanism one could add to these chairs? Thank you!

o boy when i hear you brothers from across the pond, with "1689th's of an inch" i'm like thank God i am on metrics.

First, JW, excellent tutorial! I appreciate that you did it after working on a few of the chairs and then made a clear presentation of the breakdown and solutions for each dimension of the problem. On my chairs, the stem has wiggled up and into the plate mechanism and that has generated so much play that they are unusable. I haven't "sacrificed" one of my chairs yet by grinding the pin out to see more clearly if the stem is supposed to be welded on, but I have considered it out of frustration given the dearth of relevant tutorials. But now maybe that has changed! Since you -- and many viewers -- have had a good look inside, is that stem supposed to be welded? If not, then is my problem just one of replacing the bushing inside of the cylinder? Thanks! Go RU-vid DYIers!

So these are SUPPOSED to lean back ? I got a used set and they all lean back and I thought that was just the way they were ????

Do you know if it is possible to shorten the leg assembly height? my mom got one and they are 19" high but she is short and wanted about 17"

Went to order the parts from McMaster but the shipping was 13.00 which is more than double the price of the parts. Can't do it. Will check my local hardware.

yea they are and were afraid of legal threat that's why they make them non serviceable, plus "Planned obsolescence" as they do nowadays and been doing for a while

Can I please get an email address to ask you a question with photos of my issue? Thanks.

Great idea thanks man .. can i have your Instagram or any social media profil to discuss ..