How Do You Disassemble Swivel Bar Stool?

Taking a swivel bar stool apart follows the same three stage sequence every time: seat, column, base. This guide starts by helping you identify whether you have a threaded swivel or a gas lift mechanism, since the two separate quite differently, and explains how to tell them apart at a glance by looking at the column. From there we walk through unbolting the seat plate in a diagonal pattern to keep it square, releasing any lever linkage without damaging it, and freeing a friction fitted gas cylinder with a rubber mallet rather than force. There is clear guidance on what must never be done to a pressurised cylinder, how to store the separate parts so fixings and upholstery survive, how to reseat a column correctly during reassembly, and how to judge when a worn frame is past repairing. There are also fixes for stripped bolts and seized threads, plus advice on flat packing for transport....