Steps To Fix A Recliner Chair Back
The recliner chair usually has 3 types of backs. The backs that have locking levers, locking tabs or catches and bolted on backs.
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Locking Levers Backs: For these types of backs the user needs to check that the brackets on the sides are well fixed. The brackets should be flipped downwards and properly locked onto the metal posts of the seat when the user is seated.
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Locking Tabs or catches : The locking tabs or catches locks into the place once the user slips the back on. In order to make them more firm, the user can remove the bracket fasteners and tighten them as per the comfort. The user can Use a flat screwdriver to ensure that the tab is right placed in the slot after the back is fitted on.
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Bolted On Backs: For this type of backs, the user should loosen the lower side of the back panel. The bolts are placed underneath, which the user can go ahead and remove. In order to make sure that the bolts are tightly in place onto the seat Refasten the bolts.
How To Fix A Recliner Chair Mechanism
The customers can fix the Recliner Chair Mechanism at home, the steps are mentioned below:
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Check The Recliner’s Tension: First of all check whether the backrest is leaning in a way it should be or not if the backrest is hard then decrease its tension.
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Tilting The Recliner Forward: If the user wishes to check the underside of the recliner then tilt the recliner gently, however, while tilting the chair make sure that the back of the chair is in an upright posture.
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Check Adjustment Mechanism: The user can adjust the recliner tension only if thumb wheels are present under the seat without which the user will be unable to adjust the tension, some recliners will wing nuts instead of thumb wheels.
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Rotate The Adjusting Mechanism: If the user can turn the mechanism only the fingers that time the Adjusting Mechanism is right, If the mechanism is hard, In that case, the user can use sturdy pliers.
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Test The Adjusting Mechanism: The user needs to stand the recliner in the upright position again, then sit on it and relax, if still, it is not comfortable then it needs some more adjustment.
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Repeat The Adjustment Process: If the recliner still is not comfortable enough then continue adjusting it by tilting the chair forward while tilting close the footrest. After the adjustment, the spring shouldn’t be moveable, in case it moves means spring is loose in order to fix it turn the mechanism one half clockwise.
How To Fix A Recliner Chair Footrest, Cable, And Handle
Footrest
The steps to fix the recliner chair footrest are given below:
- Screws: First of all, flip the recliner over so that the user will have access to the underside where the screws are actually located. If the screws are loose then tighten it with right tool.
- Lubricant: If in any case, the footrest won’t move to and fro and is stuck in a certain position, that time use a lubricant to get it working again.
- Springs: Sometimes the problem is with the springs that time replace the old spring with the new one.
Cable
The user can find that cable is faulty if the back moves to and fro on its own or completely fails to recline, in order to solve this issue loosen the cable top then pull and tighten the cable, but before tightening the cable top, the user should make sure that it is held in place against the piston bracket.
Handle
The pull handle is an important part of recliner as it holds the footrest in position. Without Handle, the footrest is forced into an upright or closed position. Fixing a recliner handle is not a big task, simply turn the recliner upside down look for the screws that hold the handle remove it by a screwdriver then retaining screw into the new handle and fasten it.