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Wood Stool Leg Glide Replacement

Introduction

This repair will help replace the glides of the legs on your wood stool in order to make it more stable. In addition this guide requires the purchase of glides but they are very cheap and last a long time. This repair requires tools that are dangerous and must be used with the greatest precision in order to compete a long lasting fix. This repair may also be more helpful with two people and it may decrease the time it takes to compete the repair.

What you need

  1. Wood Stool Leg Glide Replacement, Wood Stool Leg Glides: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Turn the stool upside down so it is stable on the ground and the legs are faced up in the air.

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  2. Wood Stool Leg Glide Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Clean the end of the sled gliders and the legs to remove dust and debris.

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  3. Wood Stool Leg Glide Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Peel the sled glides off of the top of the screw on glides on all four of the legs.

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  5. Wood Stool Leg Glide Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Use a 1.59mm drill bit and unscrew the screw from all four legs. Then remove the screw on glides.

    • Make sure the drill is faced straight up and down or the screw will become stripped.

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  6. Wood Stool Leg Glide Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Pry the remaining part of the screw with a hammer if the screw is not drilled out all of the way.

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  7. Wood Stool Leg Glide Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Use a 1.59mm drill bit to drill on the new screw on glides in the center of all four stool legs.

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  8. Wood Stool Leg Glide Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 2 Wood Stool Leg Glide Replacement: step 7, image 2 of 2

    • Stick the new sled glider at the center of the screw on glides for all four legs.

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Conclusion

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

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