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939544203 Rev C

Position chair on its front and

pry down

bottom cover to remove.

Remove two (2) screws from back frame

using a Torx-40 driver.

SEAT BUCKLE

LATCH SNAP

BACK RELEASE

TOOL

CORE

EQUALIZER

Place bent end of back release tool

(p/n 442B2100) into slot of back buckle
latch. Push down on end of back release
tool to pivot bent end up, disengaging back
buckle latch (2a) Pull bottom of back out of
core qualizer (2b).

DISRENGAGED SEAT

BUCKLE LATCH

SLOT

Summary of Contents for 442 Gesture

Page 1: ...to help you Outside the U S A Canada Mexico Puerto Rico and the U S Virgin Islands call 1 616 247 2500 Or visit our website www steelcase com 2013 Steelcase Inc Grand Rapids MI 49501 U S A Printed in U S A Page 1 of 9 939544203 Rev C 442 Gesture Chair Control Replacement Pneumatic Cylinder Removal Tool Back Release Tool Safety Pin Holding Block T 30 TORX ...

Page 2: ... counter clock wise until it stops this allows the back to fully recline Activate seat height lever to raise seat to highest position and rotate seat depth knob counter clock wise to move the seat all of the way back 1 BACK TENSION KNOB VARIABLE BACK STOP LEVER SEAT DEPTH KNOB SEAT HEIGHT LEVER Back and Can Cover Removal ...

Page 3: ...ng a Torx 40 driver SEAT BUCKLE LATCH SNAP BACK RELEASE TOOL CORE EQUALIZER 4 5 2 Place bent end of back release tool p n 442B2100 into slot of back buckle latch Push down on end of back release tool to pivot bent end up disengaging back buckle latch 2a Pull bottom of back out of core qualizer 2b 2a 2b DISRENGAGED SEAT BUCKLE LATCH SLOT ...

Page 4: ...LOCK HOLDING BLOCK CORE EQUALIZER SPRING CORE EQUALIZER SPRING SAFETY PIN 5a 5b 6 5 Rock the top of the back forward to compress the core equalizer spring fully 5a Insert holding block P N 442B8101 and safety pin P N 442B9501 as shown 5b SAFETY PIN BACK ASSEMBLY HOLDING BLOCK SIDE VIEW ...

Page 5: ...hown with the control knobs pointing up Depress seat catch spring located under the seat Rotate seat depth knob clockwise until seat stops moving forward 8 Position chair up and pull seat off 7 8 SEAT DEPTH ADJUST KNOB SEAT CATCH SPRING SEAT Seat Removal ...

Page 6: ...the corners of the arm cover and pine tree fasteners Remove arm cover 10 Use Torx T 30 to remove six 6 screws attaching arms to chair frame Slide arm out of each side POLYPROPYLENE ARM COVER PINE TREE FASTENER 2 FIXED OR 4D ARM FIXED OR 4D ARM HOLDING BLOCK 9 10 Arm Removal ...

Page 7: ...der and base 12 Apply lifting force to the cylinder and base with one hand With hammer in the other hand gve the removal tool several solid hits on the flat area TIP If cylinder does not separate from the control apply WD 40 where it is embedded into the control Wait approx 20 minutes and repeat procedure Remove Control from Cylinder and Base ...

Page 8: ...Use the new pine tree fasteners to re attach the arm cover 15 To reinstall seat cushion slide on from front until it stops Turn seat depth adjust knob counter clock wise until the seat stops moving backwards 16 Assemble can cover by sliding it on from front Press on from side to snap it on Repeat for other side FIXED OR 4D ARM FIXED OR 4D ARM SEAT 16 15 13 14 CAN COVER PINE TREE FASTENER ...

Page 9: ...Torx until seated 20 Replace bottom cover by aligning two 2 hooks in cover into steel holes in mechanism Slide down to engage snaps 21 Snap bottom of lower back into back buckle latch 22 Set chair up on wheels Sit in chair to set the cylinder taper to finish 17 18 19 20 21 17 Insert new back frame Feed in from back Rotate it down into place Holes should align HOLDING BLOCK HOLDING BLOCK CORE EQUAL...

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