How to Lock the Swivel on a Rocker Relining Chair - 5 MINUTE FIX

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Tired of your swivel recliner rotating out of position? This video will show you how to make it stay put. It only takes 5 minutes, even if you have no experience, no mater how tool challenged you are. The only tools you need are a pair of pliers and a utility knife, or you can do it all with just one pair of electricians needle nose pliers.
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@bethabercrombie6244 16 дней назад

Thank you very much for taking time to teach how to fix the swivel recliner!👍

@deerparkhomeshop2471 14 дней назад

Appreciate it. I'm planning several more of these recliner videos, so check back with my channel later in the summer.

@jenniferwood5757 6 месяцев назад

This is a godsend! The PT who visited my elderly mom told us she had to get rid of her swivel rocker--a chair she loves. We're so happy to be able to stop the swivel and rocking and enable her to keep her beloved chair. Thank you so much! Wonderful videos!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 5 месяцев назад

I glad the video helped. Thanks for watching.

@timwood8773 22 дня назад

Thank you SO much for this video! I just purchased a leather swivel rocker in near PERFECT condition… but I didn’t like that it swiveled. I chose the heavy cable tie method.. and it worked perfectly!! TY TY TY!!!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 14 дней назад

I'm glad it helped. I apologize for taking a week to respond. I somehow missed your comment.

@LyndaMartin-ws2is 2 часа назад

Great worked thank you so much a do not get dizzy now x

@deannarobinson2082 5 месяцев назад

I did the zip ties. Thank you so much. It worked. Now, the grandlittles and dogs can't spin me. 😂 you're a blessing.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 5 месяцев назад

I'm glad it worked for you. Thank you for watching!

@edmundooliva6818 9 месяцев назад

Simple, effective, amazing. Why didn’t I think of that? Thank you!!!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 9 месяцев назад

I do occasionally have a good idea. Thank you for watching the video!🙂

@jeffiner231 Год назад

So simple yet so perfect!! :) Thanks!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 Год назад

The best things always are! Thank you for watching.

@monsterthing2 Год назад

Perfect! Just what I was looking for, I needed a non-tool method

@deerparkhomeshop2471 Год назад

Glad it helped and thanks for watching!

@marybelltorres-medina1862 2 месяца назад

Exactly what I needed. Love the rocker but with mobility issues I was afraid of falling everytime I tried getting up from the chair and it swiveled.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 2 месяца назад

I'm glad it helped. Thanks for watching.

@281mbd 2 месяца назад

thanks easy peasy

@ScottG88 4 месяца назад

Thanks! My parents are in the 80s and they had become afraid of using one of their recliners because of the swivel. Now they have their chair back!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 4 месяца назад

I've had other folks contact me because they were trying to adapt the chair for nursing home use. They wouldn't allow a chair that rocked or swiveled to be used for safety reasons. Thank you for watching.

@iamintractable1805 6 месяцев назад

Thanks, your video made me realize that the swivel was not appropriate for deep pile carpet and would be a teetering mess. It also has the same swivel issue it did 15 years ago. Its just too sensitive. The sales rep said it was not loosey goosey, but seeing your work on it convinced me to change my order.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 6 месяцев назад

Mine swiveled "loosey goosey". When you stand up the chair rotated out of position. Very irritating. Thanks for watching!

@plimsoul27 8 месяцев назад

Thank you...great video...much appreciation for doing this...blessings!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 8 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful and I can use those blessings.

@KristynKritters Год назад

Thank you! I’m ordering these zip ties asap!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 Год назад

I'm sorry. I thought I responded to your comment earlier. Don't know what happened. Anyway good luck with your chair and thanks for watching the video.

@LyndaMartin-ws2is 3 часа назад

Great worked x

@timjohnun4297 Год назад

Good advice, I too have just purchased 2 recliners like this, with the exact same mechanism. For the life of me I couldn't figure out why anyone would want their lounge chair to swivel! I did think of both those methods, but had the same reservations as you, about using bolts. I also tried cable ties, but clearly mine weren't strong enough, because they broke the minute I tried to put the chair back upright. Off to the hardware store for me now, for some stronger cable ties :)

@deerparkhomeshop2471 Год назад

I think the swivel idea sounds good to people until they get it home and realize how irritating it can be. By the way, the heavy ties are still holding strong. Thanks for watching!

@Josephcasano-wk3rx 9 месяцев назад

What a great idea thank you for sharing

@deerparkhomeshop2471 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching my video!

@ELIZABETHMATEYAK-ls8gj 9 месяцев назад

Thank you much, im am 68 years young, but i felt the swivel was a bit dangerous. Easy fix with tie downs, did it myself. Thanks again

@deerparkhomeshop2471 9 месяцев назад

You're right! The swivel can be dangerous for seniors. I've been told that some assisted living facilities won't allow them. Glad this worked for you.

@janesimpson8590 4 месяца назад

Thank you! just what i needed!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 4 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching.

@elifittz 7 месяцев назад

Hey thanks! This was super helpful. I have back pain issues, so I've been sleeping in my recliner the past 10 years. My latest recliner has been swiveling more and more to the point I cant recline one minute without the chair swiveling to face away from my TV. I'm going to use your trick ASAP.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 7 месяцев назад

That would be really annoying. Good luck on the repair.

@janpeterson6851 Месяц назад

Thank you so much!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 Месяц назад

Thank you for watching!

@aurorabrito9758 5 месяцев назад

Thanks it worked. However I only ziptied one end and it allows for some swivel ! Love it

@deerparkhomeshop2471 5 месяцев назад

Nothing wrong with that! Thanks for watching.

@gardengirl649 6 месяцев назад

Bless you and thank you!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the blessing and for watching!

@robertfeddeler5508 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Mike!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching!

@classyglitzpaparazzimeliss9036 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! I thought I had to have a swivel recliner but learned quickly that pets and swivel don’t mix lol!! 1:08

@deerparkhomeshop2471 7 месяцев назад

I thought I would like the swivel too, but we mostly wanted recliners and they are perfect now that they are stationary. Thank you for watching.

@Blertsbigsis 6 месяцев назад

Thank you. I wish I had found this before we ruined the wall in our camper. It will be fixed now!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 6 месяцев назад

Oops. That sounds serious. Now you need a wall repair video.😀

@shirleyjgarland3576 3 месяца назад

Thanks.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 3 месяца назад

You're welcome. Thanks for watching my video!

@paulm80rnr 8 месяцев назад

Very useful video. Thanks. You might want to consider demoing your fix free standing, since the table next to it is preventing it from swiveling anyway.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 8 месяцев назад

I may be dense, but I'm not sure what you mean by "demoing your fix free standing". Can you elaborate for me?

@michellec6336 6 месяцев назад

My son wants me to figure out how to stop the swivel on his desk/gaming chair, but he still wishes for it to roll forward and backward.Long ago I think we had a know we could turn to stop the swivel, but I'm not finding it on today's chairs. I'm not certain the zip cables will work for his need, but I'm going to take a look and see! 😊 Thanks for the informative video.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 6 месяцев назад

I,m sorry. I don't really know of a good way to keep an office chair from swiveling. The zip ties are not going to work. If I figure it out, I will get back to you.

@tracyradlein1174 29 дней назад

Great video!! My swivel rocker is missing a few of the round rubber feet on the circular base to keep it balanced, what are they called and where can I find them?

@deerparkhomeshop2471 26 дней назад

They are called stem bumpers. I didn't realize it until I received your comment, but I'm missing several on my chair. Future video maybe! You need to measure the size of the holes they fit in. Mine were 1/4". You can insert drill bits into the hole until you find the perfect fit or possibly drill out the holes to fit a little larger diameter stem. I didn't find them locally, but they are available at walmart.com & amazon. This link will get you in the ball park amzn.to/4dT0mCA

@tracynadine3662 11 месяцев назад

I love the chairs ! Where did you get them ?

@deerparkhomeshop2471 11 месяцев назад

They are the Catnapper" brand and we bought them form American Furniture Warehouse. They are a nationwide company. Thank you for watching!

@tortimeese Год назад

I'm glad I found your channel. I have a slightly different issue. My mother has a new Lazy-Boy "wall hugger" recliner with an electrical push pad for all sorts of angles and in/reclines. The problem is the chair is on a laminate floor and mom is 96 years-old so tends to throw her body back into the recliner. This slides the recliner back about an inch each time she gets into the recliner and the recliner eventually starts to hit the back of a sheet rock wall and the damage to the paint and facade is just awful (we painted 4 months ago and it has to be spackled and painted again already). Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 Год назад

I have the same problem with my recliners except that they aren't close to a wall. You can try buying a set of non-slip chair pads or coaster cups for the bottom of the recliner. I don't know whats on the bottom of your chair, so I can't make any specific recommendations. You can search "non-slip rubber pads" on Amazon for ideas. A simple solution would to put a rubber backed throw rug or a rubber mat beneath the chair. Hope this helps.

@tortimeese Год назад

@@deerparkhomeshop2471 It does, thank you! A throw rug, who would have thought? :)

@deerparkhomeshop2471 Год назад

@@tortimeese there is nothing like the simple things.

@iamintractable1805 6 месяцев назад

Nonslip carpet padding.

@FREEDOM-qb8db 6 месяцев назад

Question, please. I have a new recliner/swivel/rocking chair and I want to use it at my computer desk but of course recliners are much too low to the ground to work with a desk which is about 30" high. In this video, the hardware under your chair appears to be identical to mine. It looks as though the swivel hardware is attached to the rest of the hardware by 4 bolts. I am thinking of getting some 3" strong spacers and longer bolts to raise the chair up. I'd sure appreciate your thoughts on this. Thank You

@deerparkhomeshop2471 5 месяцев назад

There are 4 bolts holding the swivel mechanism to the chair. The problem is that they are each about 5" from the outer rim of the swivel, making the footprint of your spacers 14" x 8" wide, so your chair won't be stable and will tip over easily without more support, and you may already have a plan for this. You may be able to attach the spacers to a 27" round plate to compensate. I would probably fabricate it from 3/4" x 27" plywood. This would equal the diameter of the swivel.

@user-xd1yj2yz2z 4 месяца назад

Mike my swivel rocker recliner has a solid wood base and I need to know how to take the solid piece off to make this recliner where it no longer swivels. Any info would be greatly appreciated.This is one of those small chairs purchased from Big Lots

@deerparkhomeshop2471 4 месяца назад

First, I have no experience with this type of chair and it's hard to diagnose since I can't see it. However, what I visualize is probably a lower wood unit that swivels, and a stationary wood unit above that with a metal bearing assy. between that makes it swivel. You may be able to unbolt the the bottom assy. and simply remove the swivel assy. or failing that simply drill a small hole in the bottom assy. and insert a wood screw, and make sure the screw is long enough to go through both bottom and top. That should stop the swivel.

@laviniamartin1619 7 месяцев назад

I am looking for a way to just turn off all the rocking, swivelling, gliding while we have little ones in the house. I really enjoy the action myself but it is very tempting to the little ones.... 6 yr old terrors..... LOL! I have an IMG and it is lovely, but I do not believe you can easily isolate it as needed. Whereas we also have an H2 which has a simple lever at the back to turn off too much movement.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 7 месяцев назад

It's easy to stop the swiveling with cable ties, as you saw in this video. Stopping the rocker and recline functions aree more complicated and harder to explain here. It will probably entail some drilling and a bolt or two. We have Catnappers and the mechanism may be different from what you have. You can turn the chair on its side and operate the side lever. The rocking mechanism will drop into a slot or restriction point when the lever is pulled so that is where you will have to drill to lock the rocker. I am planing a "stop the rock" video in the next 60 to 90 days, followed up by a "stop the recline" video later.so be sure to watch for that. To be honest, I am waiting on a bit of inspiration on the reclining function. If I jumped into it now it would require a lot of effort and tools most people don't have. and I want to keep it as simple as possible.

@iamintractable1805 6 месяцев назад

@@deerparkhomeshop2471 Doesn't the rocking stop if the chair is slightly tilted back

@user-ie3ox7ge9w 4 месяца назад

How can you eliminate the rocking? Elderly Mother, OT discouraged use of swivel AND rocking recliner. She loves this chair.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 4 месяца назад

Believe it or not, I have already done a "Stop the Rock" video. Here's a link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Q1MRVk8ZSPU.html

@deerparkhomeshop2471 4 месяца назад

This link may work better: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Q1MRVk8ZSPU.html

@STree42 6 месяцев назад

any advice on stopping the rocking, but still allowing recline? I have a power recliner.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 6 месяцев назад

Actually, that is the subject of my next video. It should hit youtube in a couple of days so be shre to watch for it.

@MrSteveruppert 4 месяца назад

Do you have any ideas on how to raise my lazy boy swivel rocker recliner. It has a wood round base.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 4 месяца назад

It's hard for me to say without seeing your chair. My chair has a metal swivel base. The square top plate of the base mates with a square plate at the bottom of the rocker recliner mechanism, and is secured with 4 bolts. I believe it would easily be possible to add a spacer between the two plates and simply use longer bolts. You could easily add a couple of inches of height this way. If you try it, let me know how it works out.

@chinupkid1 8 месяцев назад

What if we want the recliner to stop rocking as well so it's easier for my grandmother to push herself out of the chair?

@deerparkhomeshop2471 8 месяцев назад

I've also had folks ask how to keep it from reclining. I'm looking for a simple way to do both and will issue another video soon when I have a good solution.

@maureenfernandez-ledon501 8 месяцев назад

I’m interested in stopping the rocking mechanism too!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 8 месяцев назад

Watch my channel. I am doing a "stop the rock" video soon.@@maureenfernandez-ledon501

@janine9923 5 месяцев назад

I have a two swivel chairs similar to this one of them started making noise when you swivel, I flipped it over and there are marbles that roll around to make it swivel. The noise is the marbles…. Why did that one start making noise and what is the problem. The other one swivels with out a single sound. On the good swivel chair the marbles are coated in a black lubricant but the other one that is making noise the marbles are silver and the lubricant seems to be gone. I tried to lubricate it with a couple of different lubricants but it did not fix the noise.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 5 месяцев назад

Sound's like their quality control dept. dropped the ball. You may be able to address this with the company that sold you the chairs if there is a warranty of some kind. The black lubricant sounds like a moly type grease, but I don't see why a general purpose grease wouldn't work. Some people even use petroleum jelly. WD40 or silicone sprays may work for a short while. Here's a video that may help ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V2eo_BlBkfs.html

@user-re7li9rx9s Год назад

is it possible to lock the rocking mechanism as well?

@deerparkhomeshop2471 Год назад

Yes, I think so. Assuming your chair mechanism is similar to mine. Here is an answer I gave to another viewer with the same question. "This is difficult to answer because your chairs mechanism could be much different from mine, but here is what I did. I laid my chair on it's side and we operated the mechanism both to glide, and also opened it up to recline and repeated this a number of times to study the operation of the compontents. I noticed that there was a cross piece that did not move during these operations. There is also a corresponding cross piece of the glide assy. I would insert a piece of 1 x 2 lumber or a large dowell rod between these two, notched on both ends to keep it from slipping off, and then wrap a couple of those long cable ties around both members and pull it good and tight to hold the 1 x 2 in place. That should work if your chair is like mine. If you are someone in your family is good with tools, you could drill holes between the parts an fix it in place with a bolt, or even a piece of all thread rod, with washers and nuts". Hope this helps.

@suzannemills5056 10 месяцев назад

Mike...Can you create a video that shows how to stop a recliner from rocking to??

@suzannemills5056 10 месяцев назад

Looks like you have an answer to this. But if you can create a video for those of us with less mechanical comprehension!?

@deerparkhomeshop2471 10 месяцев назад

I've had other folks ask me how to keep it from rocking and reclining. Whatch my channel because I am planning a future video for this.@@suzannemills5056

@dianegray9280 Год назад

I’m hoping that you can help us. We purchased a power recliner (not a lift chair) with swivel/glide feature, for my elderly father who was just admitted to a nursing home after a long bout of declining health. The nursing home told us that we could furnish his room with various items, one of which was a rocker/recliner. The nursing home called today after the chair was delivered to tell us that they wouldn’t allow this type of recliner because it has movement (glides, swivels, or rocks). They’re afraid that he may fall getting in and out of it due to him being unsteady on his feet. Do you know if there is any way to disable the glide feature along with the swivel on a recliner? Thanks for your help!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 Год назад

First, if it's a new chair, you might consider returning it for one that dosen't glide, but you have probably already thought of that. This is difficult to answer because your chairs mechanism could be much different from mine, but here is what I did. I laid my chair on it's side and we operated the mechanism both to glide, and also opened it up to recline and repeated this a number of times to study the operation of the compontents. I noticed that there was a cross piece that did not move during these operations. There is also a corresponding cross piece of the glide assy. I would insert a piece of 1 x 2 lumber or a large dowell rod between these two, notched on both ends to keep it from slipping off, and then wrap a couple of those long cable ties around both members and pull it good and tight to hold the 1 x 2 in place. That should work if your chair is like mine. If you are someone in your family is good with tools, you could drill holes between the parts an fix it in place with a bolt, or even a piece of all thread rod, with washers and nuts. Hope this helps.

@dianegray9280 Год назад

@@deerparkhomeshop2471 Thank you so much!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 Год назад

@@dianegray9280 Were you able to stop it from gliding? I was worried it might not work on a power recliner.

@dianegray9280 Год назад

Yep, it worked great!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 Год назад

@@dianegray9280 I,m glad to hear that.

@trevordollinger6569 11 месяцев назад

Hey, You should re-release this video for a racing/flying simulator setup if you have an office chair laying around. I think it would be pretty popular since a huge community of people try to lock down their desk chairs to jerry rig simulators.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! I would never have thought of that on my own. Would this be a racing/simulator video game or are you kidding me a bit?😀

@cartterlong9464 10 месяцев назад

Yea I am trying to figure out how to lock my office chair in place for playing racing games

@deerparkhomeshop2471 10 месяцев назад

@@cartterlong9464 Haven't thought about doing an office chair. If I figure it out, I'll get back with you. Normally, you could just drill a hole in the base and put in a screw to stop the rotation, but the base relies on a gas cylinder for the up and down function, so if you drill into that, your chair is toast. Also, if you come up with something let me know.

@trevordollinger6569 8 месяцев назад

@@deerparkhomeshop2471 Yes people are very into building the driving/racing simulators. I'd just watch some videos of simulator setups to see how they go. Sorry for late response i don't keep replies on lol.

@trevordollinger6569 8 месяцев назад

@@deerparkhomeshop2471 Also if you want a fun build project like that to actually do i would check out the trucking/train/flight simulators. They're a little more geared towards people who aren't super into video games.

@janine9923 5 месяцев назад

Hoping you could help!

@deerparkhomeshop2471 5 месяцев назад

Thanks! Hope I did.

@mollypeds1 9 месяцев назад

Thanks. Thought the swivel was a cool idea, but turns out it was more annoying than cool.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 9 месяцев назад

We thought it was cool too, until we realized that it usually swivels when you don't want it to. Lesson learned.

@jenniferdrake2360 10 месяцев назад

This chair literally making me loose my mind from it swivelling uncontrollably, can’t do nothing without out it turning in different directions. Literally get whip lash feeling vertigo dizzy nauseous. You name it. To sum it up thank you for this video. Sorry for throwing up On you! Ha.

@deerparkhomeshop2471 10 месяцев назад

Take a deep breath and sit down a for a second. Wait! Not in that swivel chair! LOL

@Amakascreation 10 месяцев назад

How to stop it reclining

@deerparkhomeshop2471 10 месяцев назад

Lay it on it's side and study the action of the mechanism as you make it recline a few times. You will notice that some parts move but there will be several sturdy looking, substantial parts that do not. The trick is to find a place close to the moving foot rest that you can wrap a zip tie around and then secure to your non moving part. Make sure the foot rest is all of the way down and get the zip ties good and tight. Because of the stress involved, I would use at least two HD ties.

@Amakascreation 10 месяцев назад

@@deerparkhomeshop2471 thank you

@nooracamilla7172 4 месяца назад

In baby room there is only one rocking chair and two teachers work one lead teacher sit like a boss on rocking chair and otherr teacher sit on chair. Can you give an easy prank or a revenge on the chair so the boss teacher doesn't sit on that rocking chair. Give a prank

@deerparkhomeshop2471 4 месяца назад

No, I'm sorry. Pranks always seem to backfire and get me in trouble.

@nooracamilla7172 4 месяца назад

Without any tools how to prank on that chair

@deerparkhomeshop2471 4 месяца назад

I'm sorry I didn't answer sooner. I think I forgot to hit the send key. And by prank, I guess you mean you want to play a trick on someone. I can't help you there. I'm not much of a prankster.