Column/Cylinder removal from 5 leg base 

I beat on my chair with a rubber mallet like a red headed step child. It laughed at me. This wonderful, sweet old man has saved me from killing myself because a chair defeated me in mortal kombat.

Came here in 2020. Needless to say this video is still going to be relevant. Lol love this guy

He does the best chair videos, not only showing you how to do it, but entertaining us in the process. He also deals with some of the problems you might encounter, some I haven’t seen anyone do.

I can't believe this hasn't gone viral. Thanks for the tip!

Like many others here, I pounded on my chair with a rubber mallet until I almost died of heatstroke. Literally three whacks with a metal hammer and it popped straight out. It's ridiculous but I actually feel like celebrating!

Thank you SO MUCH for this video. I've tried multiple times to remove the cylinder from my chair, and the simple "just tap it out" did not work for me. I was super close to giving up and just buying a new chair. This worked perfectly.

Thank you! Other tips site had directed using a rubber mallet. I was convinced I was never going to get the thing loose. A few good whacks with a steel hammer and it popped right out.

Take it back- this guy is amazing!!! I needed a heavier old school hammer- two big whacks with a heavy duty old hammer worked - lots of luv

Thanks! After pounding for half an hour with a rubber hammer, I switched to a steel hammer and knocked it out in four taps!

Aww yes, you saved my bacon. I'd been about to give up, thinking the column must be one piece with the base. I'd about worn out my shoulder and my rubber mallet by that point. But a spritz of PB Blaster (penetrating spray something like WD40) and a couple of raps from an ordinary hammer and it was over. Too easy when you know how! Thanks mister.

It came out super quickly with a steel hammer after failing with a rubber hammer for ages. Thank you so much!

The steel hammer was the only thing I needed to do differently. I was starting to question my damn strength. Thank you!

Thanks for not taking that part out of your video ☺️ it made this video even more special!

Great video! Very simple and to the point. Use the WD-40 and a few hard hits and it popped off just like he showed. Thank you much!

Thank you soooooo much for your video!!!! I needed your help desperately!!! God bless you!!!!! 😘😘😘😘

Thank you so much for posting this helpful video! I am dealing with a very stubborn column that managed to sink deeper into the chair base than it should have--so deep in fact that the bottom of the column begin to scrap up my hardwood floor! I discovered this was due to the chair base being cheaply manufactured plastic instead of more sturdier metal construction. The plastic over time develops a crack that allowed for the unwanted slippage. I tried mallets and chisels but didn't think to lube it with WD-40 first. I'll be sure to do that first thing on my next attempt. Thank you again!

I was on the verge of buying a new base thinking the previous owner had welded the cylinder to it. My rubber mallet now has PTSD and I think I cracked the foundation of my house with the reverberations of my hammering. This man's skillful application of Occam's Razor to this particular problem is so simple it's elegant - use a steel hammer instead. Kinda like one of those forehead-slapping moments for me really. Three taps and it was out. I have no idea why a rubber mallet is suggested for this by most instruction videos and manuals.

God Bless this wonderful man! Mine was stuck really good so I doused it with WD-40 and hammered that sucker until it got out! I hope when I get older I can be half as awesome as this man.

Grandpa tutorial on how to remove the chair base. I destroyed my chair before I see this video. But anyway thanks pops :)

Very helpful and greatly appreciated. I got my new base and did as he said ans it came out in a second.

I can't figure it out either, but I'm glad you succeeded. Don

Thanks Don, Well done!

I saw a video that said to use a rubber mallet and I tore my mallet to shreds. After this video I went out with some WD-40 and took my regular hammer and I got it out in 3 hits. I didn’t use a fraction of the strength I used with the mallet.

Don is the man.

Thank you very much, tried for a long time with a rubber hammer.

My question is if this will work if the wheel base is made of plastic? (I know, I should have bought a better chair to begin with, but 🤷)

Worked like a charm, thanks!

I've resorted to using a 10lb weight as my hammer. It's still stuck... I think it's time to go to the garage and play around with an angle grinder for a while.

I've been wacking mine for at least a full hour with a steel hammer, hosed both ends with WD-40 and it hasn't budged one millimeter.

My column is really stuck and doesn't stick out the bottom like this chair. I use rubber mallet, small hammer and normal hammer. The lifter came out but column is still stuck. Any suggestions?

What kind of base is that? Looks like it provides another 5cm of height which would be useful for my drafting table.

Can't get it out for the life of me. :c

Hammer ain't doing it for me it is stuck real nice , pipe wrench also no help

Mine was forever stuck. I cannot get the cylinder out of my chrome steel base. The oil and lubricant did not even pass through that....middle of hole and cylinder. Using rubber mallet and with all of my might, did not even moved a bit. I guess it was rusted inside after many years of use. So, I have to buy a new better heavy duty base and cylinder for my chair.

Are there columns with an unremoveable spot welded rentention washer on the bottom of the wheeled base? I was able to separate the cylinder from the chair with some pb blaster penetrating oil, pipe wrench, engineering hammer, and purposeful intentions. The column seems to have a ring/washer around the column.

Nope, this did not work. Even when I switched to a 10 lbs sledgehammer. All I did was mushroom (bend the crap out of the edge of) the bottom edge of the column. Then I got smart: I got out my automotive ball joint puller/installer tools, and used a ball joint collar that has a bottom to it to put over the chair column. A long all thread and some nuts allowed me to push the column out, just like pressing out a ball joint from a car suspension arm. I wish I had tried that first, before mushrooming the column with a hammer!

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Why didn't you take that part out!?

well I just launched a rocket launcher at mine and still didn't come out. I've got 2 chairs both pistons stuck. Used rubber mallet, metal hammer (which dented the steel)... lord help me. Also used wd40. Why in the world do they make chairs like this?!

Unbelievable! I tried everything--WD-40, heat, freezing, rubber mallet, bashing against a concrete slab--not the slightest budge. Then a few taps with a STEEL hammer and voila`! All the videos that say rubber mallet should be banned!

Won't the thing explode?

To those who say it's easy to remove a leg: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4EnkXCRmH6U.html Any ideas? WD40 doesn't help.