Re: [BlindHandyMan] an interesting problem

2010-02-18 Thread Carl
chears
  - Original Message - 
  From: Ron Yearns 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 6:10 PM
  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] an interesting problem



  You didn't mention if it is looser at the top connection or the bottom front. 
Regardless it will likely require removing some of the leather. Not total just 
one or two edges and folding back. Some arms are held on with a carriage bolt 
with the nut on the inside of the chair. Some are held on with screws through 
the arm and then into the sides of the chair. See if you can remove the staples 
under the arm enough to fold the outer leather back up to see if you are 
dealing with a carriage bolt smooth head or a screwdriver flat head. I have saw 
straight slotted, phillips and the newer have star, Torex. If it is smooth as 
in a carriage bolt head then the back first has to be removed. There are two 
latches, one on each side of the back. They are metal about 8 inches from the 
bottom of the back. If I remember right they need to be rotated up or 
counterclockwise. Then the back can be pulled straight off the two prong like 
metal brackets. The bracket is then removed and then the fabric, leather. Again 
by removaling staples and folded back until the holding nut can be found and 
tightened. If it is the lower front you might be able to remove staples under 
the chair and folding back, but more likely the seat will need removing. It is 
held on the metal mechanism with four to eight machine screws. Once the seat is 
removed then you should be able to remove fabric and fold enough back.. Note 
there is many times a flap from the back to the bottom and lower back that may 
need to be removed to facalitate back and seat removal. Hope you are lucky and 
can find screw heads from the outside by just folding the arm cover up. Opps 
forgot if the side cover comes clear up under the arm you usually have to 
remove that side to gain access to the underside of the arm. Sorry there just 
isn't a easy fix. Kind of like auto work you have to remove half the car to 
change the spark plugs.
  Ron
  - Original Message - 
  From: Carl 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 5:25 AM
  Subject: [BlindHandyMan] an interesting problem

  ok foalks i hav a leather recliner sofa 
  the arm rest one one side is luse and wobbles from side to side. 
  how can i tighten it up?
  i hav looked under neath and from the back and carn't see any way to sort the 
problem?

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] an interesting problem

2010-02-18 Thread Ron Yearns
You didn't mention if it is looser at the top connection or the bottom front.   
Regardless it will likely require removing some of the leather.  Not total just 
one or two edges and folding back.Some arms are held on with a carriage 
bolt with the nut on the inside of the chair.  Some are held on with screws 
through the arm and then into the sides of the chair.  See if you can remove 
the staples under the arm enough to fold the outer leather back up to see if 
you are dealing with a carriage bolt smooth head or a screwdriver flat head.  I 
have saw straight slotted, phillips and the newer have star, Torex.  If it is 
smooth as in a carriage bolt head then the back first has to be removed.  There 
are two latches, one on each side of the back.  They are metal about 8 inches 
from the bottom of the back.  If I remember right they need to be rotated up or 
counterclockwise.  Then the back can be pulled straight off the two prong like 
metal brackets.  The bracket is then removed and then the fabric, leather.  
Again by removaling staples and folded back until the holding nut can be found 
and tightened.  If it is the lower front you might be able to remove staples 
under the chair and folding back, but more likely the seat will need removing.  
It is held on the metal mechanism with four to eight machine screws.  Once the 
seat is removed then you should be able to remove fabric and fold enough back.. 
 Note there is many times a flap from the back to the bottom and lower back 
that may need to be removed to facalitate back and seat removal.  Hope you are 
lucky and can find screw heads from the outside by just folding the arm cover 
up.  Opps forgot if the side cover comes clear up under the arm you usually 
have to remove that side to gain access to the underside of the arm.  Sorry 
there just isn't a easy fix.  Kind of like auto work you have to remove half 
the car to change the spark plugs.
Ron
  - Original Message - 
  From: Carl 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 5:25 AM
  Subject: [BlindHandyMan] an interesting problem



  ok foalks i hav a leather recliner sofa 
  the arm rest one one side is luse and wobbles from side to side. 
  how can i tighten it up?
  i hav looked under neath and from the back and carn't see any way to sort the 
problem?

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