Tutorial: Eliminate Creaking Noises from your Secretlab Chair Today! Fix the Squeak :) 

I thought I accepted the squeaking as a part of life. I have never known peace until now. Thank you so much 😭 You have saved my sanity!!!

Thank you @Make Stuff! My SecretLab Titan was creaking incessantly and when I lubricated it with regular wd-40 it continued. I switched to white lithium and it was instantly solved. To anyone else following this video, its unnecessary to remove the retaining clip at the bottom. Just spray on top of it while it is perfectly upside down, spin it, and the grease will seep down the piston tube.

I cant believe how common this is yet secret lab (being an overpriced chair already) still hasn't remedied this issue. I just got a Titan XL and it did it after a month.

Just did this on my wife's secret lab chair and it worked like a charm. Thank you so much for sharing this. Great video!

Thanks for the complete tutorial. Most videos covered the center shaft, which I did twice with no changes to the issue. But the other bolts and such that were sprayed ended up being my issue too.

Thank you for this. Been wondering how to fix that rotational creak for a while.

When I swiveled in my Secret Lab, it used to creak. After watching the first part of this video, I was able to solve the issue. I am grateful for your post!

This worked on a 2022 Secretlab chair that started creaking after a few months. Brilliant! Thanks a million dude.

My chair was making a creaking sound when I turned left and right. It was the third problem for me, so thank you. 9:39

i just bought my chair for a few months but the chair started to squeak and your tips really help me! thank you !

Confirmed that hitting that piston (3rd spot mentioned in this video) was the culprit for my creaky 2022 Titan Evo. Thanks for posting.

I'm almost 2 years in with my chair and it had a squeak for idk how long since I always wear a headset while at my desk. I noticed it and followed these steps exactly. NO MORE SQUEAKS. W video.

Thanks. My Titan Evo XL 2022 is coming up for a year old and it had two slight creaks, one when rotating, and the other was a slight thunk when tilting back and forward, like two metal surfaces were binding slightly. The second method fixed the tilt. I didn't ever realise that plastic cover was there, I thought it was a sealed metal unit. The third method did not fix the rotation creaking, so I had to go back and do the full first method and that fixed it. I would add that when you lift the wheel base off, check inside the tube that comes off with the base, as one of my washers had got stuck in the bottom. I suspect all that really needs sprayed is the plate with the balls and the one washer on each side of it. These two washers had grooves worn in them, so it should be easy to extend the life of the washers by flipping them so the remaining flat sides are touching the bearings. It should also be easy to find replacements once they completely wear out.

Fixed my squeaking on my 2022 Titan when you would rotate. The instructions the company gives when you inquire about the issue are useless. Great video man!!

The first method fixed my squeaking! Thank you very much for the tutorial💙

Worked for me on a 2021 chair. Thanks a lot for the tip! Watch the video until the end before starting, so you avoid wasting time trying things that don't work like I did, aha.

Thank you so much! This solution fixed the creak immediately I am so pleased this is resolved now!

THANK YOU SO MUCH I just moved into an apartment and was scared I would get a noise complaint because of how loud my chair was. This helped so much thank you

Just tried this. Nice silent chair! Thank you so much!

Tried this method on Secretlab Evo 2022 and it's working. Thanks man

Yeah pulling that plastic part off the tilt mechanism and greasing it up completely solved my Titan 2022 XL popping when moving back and forth. Thanks a lot !!

Thanks! My issue was actually one of the washers had such a large groove in it that when leaning back the bearings would pop out of the groove making a loud sound. Flipping the washer fixed the issue. Will look into replacing them in the future.

Fixed my chair squeak issue, thanks! I didn't know about the chair compartment you opened up as the "second thing to try." :O

Additional Note, If you still hear squeaking while turning or it comes back very quickly please check the condition of the large rubber ring. This tends to deteriorate and plastic from this gets stuck in the mechanism. Replace if you see any tearing or damage. Amazon in the uk and us have these under Office Chair Bearing Kit. Size is pretty universal if you can't get look at getting a cheap generic piston and taking the parts from it.

Thanks dude, I went ahead and hit it with silicone spray where you said at the end of the of the video .. squeek is gone.. and it was a crazy squeeky squeek. Cheers bud !

thanks for this video, i was able to eliminate those squeking sounds on my secretlab chair! cheer!

Worked like a charm. Thanks!

Thank you. I have the 2018 model and the tilt mechanism has been creaking whenever I rock the chair back and forth very slowly (i rock the chair back and forth a lot out of habit) for a year now. Today it developed a new creaking and clicking sound that shows up with the slightest movements and I couldn't take it anymore. I sprayed down the moving parts at the tilt mechanism and it worked like a charm. I also managed to fix the other creaking issue from slowly tilting by taking off the single screw next to the tilt tension adjustment and sprayed down the big spring and inside the spring.

Thank you so much, that noise was driving me crazy.

Thank you! This completely fixed it. I had a 3 month old Secretlab chair that started creaking like crazy after only 3 months but now it's gone :)

Cheers, that helped! Mine started to squeak after two months. The funny thing is I didn't have the washer after the ball-bearings (the one between the base of the chair and the bearings). I have a 2021 Omega like you. I'm sure I haven't lost it, seems like they missed it in assembly.

Thank you so much it's so quiet in my gaming room now. 😌

Good video. Mine was about 3 years and it would *creeeeeeeeeak* when rotating slowly. When I got to the rubber grommet all the grease was concentrated in that one little area. There was almost nothing on the bearings or washers. I just took the grease that was there and smeared it evenly and that did it!

thank you, this solved the annoying squeak my chair had!

this worked so well! thankyou so much for being a life saver😆

Amazing!! Worked perfectly on my 2022 Titan , still pissed I had to do this tho after paying so much for this chair 😭😭😡 Thanks a bunch!!

My 2022 XL chair had a creak going side to side, the first step solved it for me. Now to fix the over eager reclining and add some more padding and it would be worth what we paid.

thanks man, i really appreciate your video was helpful, i have the chair 2 years now did not had a sound so bad as yours but i put wd-40 all over and its fine and will be fine for few years now

Great video, I will try these soon. But just to mention for everyone else, DO NOT use normal WD-40, use the grease that he's using or something similar. Normal WD-40 "Multi-use" is not really a proper lubricant and the creaking will probably return after some time.

perfect, fixed the squeaking immediately!

The first part just fixed my 2022 Evo xl titan didn't need to do the second step, thanks for the video the screeching was driving me nuts

Totally fixed! Thank you!

thanks man. did this on my 2022 secret lab titan xl! you tha best!!!!

Thank you so much for posting this. My chair is squeak free!

thanks , my titan xl started a little creak after 6 months from new , done this and quite as a mouse now ... thanks again ...

Dude, you're awesome! Thank a lot!

Last step fixed the creaking on my 6 month old titan evo 2022!

Thank you so much man. You’re a like saver.

Thank you man, your method fixed my problem! (Titan 2020)

1st method worked for me :) though I think David Paddys idea will work best in the long run,

yeah you guys want to make sure your warranty wore off before you do that. They will see what you sprayed inside and see the marks and void your warranty otherwise if you really have a warranty issue.

Best advice ! thx mate

Thank you so much, the creaking is finally gone 😃

Thank you so much man. Def solved my problem

Thanks for this! My titan xl was creaking after only 2 months

Thank you!

thanks. my chair was giving me a creeking noise when i turned slowly. i did the first 2 things. its better now

thank you !

Legend, thanks!

Thanks man, it works.

Holy crap. This worked perfectly.

How about the vertical adjuster lever for the arm rests? Those are starting to squeak.

THANK YOU YOU SAVED ME

Thank you for this! I broke the retaining pin though do you know if I need one? And where could I get a replacement

I also had my Secret Lab chair starting to squeak everytime I rocked it, but before I disassembled it, I raised and lowered the seat a couple of times. It stopped squeaking. It may start squeaking but for now it has been quiet.

great, thanks a lot

Wow, I couldn't figure out where that noise was coming from as it could be anywhere, but that part seem to be exactly what's causing the noise. That and I wouldn't have known how to get to that part. Gonna need to get a can of that white lithium grease.

Last step of spraying the piston with WD-40 sorted it for me

Thank you

100%. TYVM friend

Damn that's way too much grease, but I guess that's an effective way to find the creaky spot lol

wow thanks man

You want to use thick grease for that (think peanut butter thick), or you will have to do the fix every year.

Amazing. Quiet once More

You're great

If anyone reads this, I tried method 1, didn't help. The popping sounds weren't coming from within method 2 after inspecting, but I found out where the issue was and it's where you insert the piston into the seat base (not the wheelbase). I put a small amount of white lithium paste and it's all great now!

great!

There wasn't any grease on the thrust bearing two grooves worn in the washers. there was ample clean grease on the outside of the upper bearing that I used to slather it. No more annoying noise!!

Bro thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ✌🤜🤛✌

Works the same for 2022 secretlab evo chair. I used WD - 40. Thanks btw!

How do you get to that spring?

Nice vídeo bro. When you rock mechanism is locked, you still can do a little forward and backward movement? I don’t know if this is normal or if it’s because my chair has a defect.

OMG life saver

it works for me, Secret Lab Dark knight 2021 edition

Wah Lau Eh - you read Tamil newspaper ah boy? Very good!!!! Very Singapolean lah! Aiyyo. So sweet. :) Love you ah boy

Thanks for this! Helped me to get easy $10 from my brother lol

Why not grease the whole chair? I mean.. But alas the video really helped me a great deal, thank you.

Can you help me, the squeaky sound of my gaming chair is only when I lean back, what could I do to stop this? the noise is so annoying and my gmaing chair is just 3 days with me and it;s new. Thank you in advance!

weird how my '22 titan started after 2 months but my $100 amazon racing chair lasted like 8-9 months before starting to creak

Would dielectric grease from a tube work the same as the stuff he's using from a can?

Thank you for making the video. Next time please consider making it 1 minute long instead of 11.

By the third attempt bro said forget about the newspapers.

This is great, thanks, but why are you wet??

my chair does not squeak anymore but it does not spin either. its very stiff

"NO SOUND NO SOUND" *goes crazy and starts to spin in chair*

Sponsored by WD-40. :)

Just don't buy the secret lab chair, this chair is pain in the ass, very noisy chair, 6 months and it will start all the symphony of CACOPHONY which will ruin your nerves.

what a mess , these seats are crap !!!!!