How To Fix A Loose Arm Rest For Office Chair 068 0935 6 Repair Guide

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How to Fix a Loose Arm Rest for Office Chair 068-0935-6
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Introduction

When you have an office chair for work purposes and it has been over a few years since you got that chair, your arm rest starts becoming wobbly and noisy. It is usually the loose screws and dust particles that make it wobbly and squeaky. Follow this guide to remove the arm rests, clean the screw holes, and reassemble your chair—you won’t have loose arm rests when you’re through!

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Step 1

              How to Fix a Loose Arm Rest for Office Chair 068-0935-6

Use a hex key to undo all of the M3 x 6 mm alloy steel hex bolts.
Turn the hex key in the counter-clockwise direction to unscrew the bolts.

Use a hex key to undo all of the M3 x 6 mm alloy steel hex bolts.

Turn the hex key in the counter-clockwise direction to unscrew the bolts.

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Step 2

Avoid scratching the chair with the bolts when removing them from the arm rest.
Do the same as mentioned in Step 1 to the other bolts.

Avoid scratching the chair with the bolts when removing them from the arm rest.

Do the same as mentioned in Step 1 to the other bolts.

Step 3

After removing the arm rest, get a Q-tip and start cleaning the bolt holes.
Make sure to thoroughly clean the insides and use a new Q-tip for a new hole.

After removing the arm rest, get a Q-tip and start cleaning the bolt holes.

Make sure to thoroughly clean the insides and use a new Q-tip for a new hole.

Step 4

Adjust the arm so that each hole is aligned with the hole where the bolt goes in as shown in the picture.
Get help from another person to hold the armrest up so it stays in alignment.

Adjust the arm so that each hole is aligned with the hole where the bolt goes in as shown in the picture.

Get help from another person to hold the armrest up so it stays in alignment.

Step 5

Reassemble the arm rest and place the the bolts back as they were.
To tighten the bolts, turn the hex key in a clockwise direction.

Reassemble the arm rest and place the the bolts back as they were.

To tighten the bolts, turn the hex key in a clockwise direction.

Step 6

Tighten the bolts and check to see if they are tight enough.
Check the arm rests to see if they are stiff and not wobbly
Check each bolt and tighten till the arm rest isn’t wobbly.

Tighten the bolts and check to see if they are tight enough.

Check the arm rests to see if they are stiff and not wobbly

Check each bolt and tighten till the arm rest isn’t wobbly.

Step 7

Repeat Steps 1-6 for the other arm rest.

Repeat Steps 1-6 for the other arm rest.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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