recliner won't shut?

They're is a plastic piece that slides the foot rest up and down and it's broken and I can't close it all the way

Addie
September 2017

Thanks! Was fighting with it for a while. I put some WD40 and thought I screwed it up somehow. But I guess while flipping it, the pin got repositioned somehow. Easy fix (when you have the answer.

Allen
July 2012

Thanks for the great information. My recliner has been unable to shut for over a year. My brother and I have beat the living you know what out of it with hammers, flipped it, forced it, and nothing. I stumbled up on your answer and whala!!! Instant fix. Thanks a million

Biltmore Guy
December 2006

I found this on another forum and thought it might help you......Turn the chair over on its side ( the side opposite the handle). Now be carefull of the springs under there.. Work the handle.. YOu need to get the foot rest all the way up, then you will see a small spring which holds a little rod in an L shaped channel. When the rest is all the way up, the spring should pull the pin into the other part of the L. Play with it a little.. As they wear, this is where it wears and catches...
: If you see a burr on the metal, that is keeping it from sliding in... once you get it freed up and know how it is working... you can file off the burr to get it working smooth again. Add some grease to the L shaped channel for good measure.

Rich
December 2006