Crandall Office Furniture’s Steelcase 462 Leap V2 aftermarket side activated stool gas cylinders have been constructed to meet original OEM chair specifications and are built to last.
A office chair gas cylinder is the height adjustment mechanism on the chair. The typical life span of a office chair gas cylinder is 4-7 years, depending on use and abuse. If failed, your chair will be left with limited or no height adjustment, however you can quickly and easily replace your broken Steelcase 462 Leap V2 stool gas cylinder today.
Our Steelcase 462 Leap V2 gas cylinders are made to fit all Steelcase 462 Leap V2 chairs using the side activated style gas cylinder – Manufactured after 01-19-2009.
This cylinder can successfully be used on a standard Steelcase 462 Leap V2 chair, to convert it to stool height, standing desk, sit-to-stand desk, or bar height. Also available is our full stool conversion kit (including foot ring) for the Steelcase 462 Leap V2 chair.
Product Specifications:
- Overall Length / Maximum Extension: 21.75″
- Overall Length / Minimum Extension: 14.50″
- Amount of adjustment: 7.25″
- Only Fits Steelcase 462 Leap V2 Chairs using the newer side activated style gas cylinder – Manufactured after 01-19-2009
We have included installation instructions to help you install your aftermarket replacement stool gas cylinder (same procedure as a standard gas cylinder), but please feel free to contact us with any issues or questions.
Steelcase 462 Leap V2 Side Activated Stool Gas Cylinder Installation Video (https://youtu.be/Ft1_d9zaWN8) (same installation as standard height gas cylinder):
Steven Hawkins (verified owner) –
Excellent service. I would buy from Crandall Office Products again.
Kevin Kruger (verified owner) –
Way too tall for me – I am 5’6″ and my feet don’t touch the ground all the way down. But I figured out a solution. I took apart the new and old cylinder (the bottom housing the strut goes into) and swapped them. Now my feet touch the floor and it’s usable. You just can’t fully extend the strut up without it coming out of the housing. but i will never use the chair that high so it’s not a big deal. Better than a seized up one that doesn’t move at all!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
California, United States
The only improvement I suggest is including the diagram/schematics of the product
Robert Royce (verified owner) –
Texas, United States
Oliver (verified owner) –
Canada
Excellent customer service. There was a slight issue with the cylinder and a replacement was shipped immediately.
Would definitely deal with them again for any Steelcase office chair replacement parts.
John (verified owner) –
United States
I used this to replace the stock piston in a leap v2. Initially, I was sent the wrong size. Customer support was super easy to deal with, they sent me the correct piston right away – no fees , no bs.
duy vu (verified owner) –
Pennsylvania, United States
Awesome. Fit perfectly work exactly as OEM
Anonymous (verified owner) –
United States
Quick shipping, earlier than expected date than they told me and the product worked exactly as described.
Kenneth V. (verified owner) –
Arizona, United States
I looked around at a lot of vendors who tried to sell regular top activated pistons for the Leap V2 knowing this is side activated. This was the only gas cylinder I could find that showed pictures of the mechanism that I felt confident was the right part. Once I received the new part there was approximately 10 minutes of coercing the old cylinder out and 30 seconds of installation of the new one. The new gas cylinder works great!
Graham Wheeler (verified owner) –
Within a few months it had lost the ability to keep the chair at the set height.
David Crandall (store manager) –
Graham – Looks like your cylinder is still well within the warranty period – can you please reach out to our customer service team with your order number so we can get this replaced for you?
Michael Pappas (verified owner) –
Nova Scotia, Canada
I needed two replacement cylinders for my Leap chairs. Since I’m in Canada, I had to arrange shipping via a friend in the U.S., but the cylinders arrived with no issues, and work great. Crandall got them out quickly.
Scott B. (verified owner) –
California, United States
This company is great we have ordered from them several times and each time the orders are correct and in a timely manner. I have also worked with customer service to gather additional information and each time they have been very helpful
Brad (verified owner) –
North Carolina, United States
This worked great for the Leap V2. Added a couple of inches to the chair height which helped with a standing desk that was a bit high even all the way down. It’s side-activated and what is needed for the chair (had a previous 3rd party top activated that wouldn’t adjust). Frankly, couldn’t find this part anywhere else. Time will tell on longevity.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Illinois, United States
The cylinder that came with my standard (not stool) Leap V2 forced me into an uncomfortable position, with my legs kicked forward or back. With this cylinder I’m finally able to sit properly. It makes such a difference, and it’s so surprising that standard cylinders aren’t suitable to those of us with longer legs. There’s dozens of us, at least!
Aside: this cylinder still allows the chair to go down to a perfectly comfortable height for shorties.
As for the company, the item arrived a lot sooner than was estimated, and was easy to install (search YouTube for vids).