How to put the back on a lazy Boy recliner

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Here is everything you need to know on how to attach and detach the back of a recliner – whether you have just purchased the perfect recliner or reclining sectional for your space and need to set it up, or are simply looking for an easy way to move and rearrange your living room furniture!

Attaching the Back of the Recliner to the Base of the Recliner

Once you have the base of your recliner or reclining sofa arranged exactly where you want it, follow these steps to properly secure the recliner’s back.

1. While holding on to either side of the recliner back, slide the metal guides (built into the recliner back) into the receiver clips (found on the recliner base).

2. Once the metal guides are aligned inside the receiver clips, lock them into place by pressing down on the top of the recliner.

How to put the back on a lazy Boy recliner

3. Pull down the recliner covering from the top of the recliner, and fasten it over the bottom of the recliner back.

How to put the back on a lazy Boy recliner

Detaching the Back of the Recliner from the Base of the Recliner

If you need to remove the back of the recliner for any reason, follow these steps for easy – and safe – disassembly.

How to put the back on a lazy Boy recliner

1. Unfasten the recliner covering from the bottom of the recliner back, and fold it over the top of the recliner, so that the recliner’s metal guides and hook are exposed.

How to put the back on a lazy Boy recliner

2. To unlock the back of the recliner from its base, push up on the small metal hook built into the side of the recliner.

3. To detach the back of the recliner, hold onto both sides of the recliner back and pull upwards.

How-To Attach & Detach a Recliner Back

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If you've ever had to move a recliner to another room or another home, you know how awkward they are to carry. If your recliner is made by La-Z-Boy, you can easily and safely remove the chair's back -- and save your back in the process.

  1. Find the brackets on each side of the lower back of your La-Z-Boy recliner. Each bracket has an arm that locks. The back is locked into place when the arms are in the down position.

  2. Raise each locking arm up at a 30- to 45-degree angle. Slide the arms up with a flat screwdriver if necessary, being careful not to gouge the chair's fabric.

  3. Grasp the sides of the chair back with your hands. Lift up evenly on the back to pull it out of the brackets on the base of the chair.

  4. Reinstall the recliner's back by lining it up with the brackets. Push the back downward over the brackets. Press the arms down to lock the back in place.

The Drip Cap

  • If you've ever had to move a recliner to another room or another home, you know how awkward they are to carry.
  • Each bracket has an arm that locks.
  • Slide the arms up with a flat screwdriver if necessary, being careful not to gouge the chair's fabric.

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If you have a loose La-Z-Boy recliner back, see how you can easily remove it and tighten it up.

If required, you can find replacement recliner brackets and all other recliner parts on our website.

Remove the recliner back in 5 easy steps:

You’ve got a La-Z-Boy recliner, it’s become a little loose, a little wobbly over time, and you’re not sure how to fix it. There’s an easy 5-step method that you can follow and get the recliner back in working order.

In this video, I’m gonna walk you through the five steps on how to take apart your recliner and put it back together and sit back down in comfort.

I’m here to walk you through getting five easy steps on how to remove the back of your La-Z-Boy recliner.

Step 1

First pull the recliner forward just like this.

Step 2

Locate the locking bracket. You will find the brackets on the back of your chair, it’s a little metal piece, you have another one on this side right here.

Step 3

Pull the locking levers up, push back there. You wanna pop that back up.

Step 4

Roll the recliner back to normal position, roll the recliner back in the place.

Step 5

Rock the back from side to side in an upward motion, and then we can pull the back off.

Tighten the brackets

Brackets in the back of your chair can become loose over time, and so while we have the back disassembled, what we wanna do is tighten the screws on both brackets to make the chair more secure.

You’ll see you have your brackets right here, you got two of them. You want to tighten those up right there is just like so. So flip it around, got two more on this side here, so tighten those.

Tighten screws on back

As well as tightening the brackets on the back of the chair, you can also tighten the exposed screws on the back of the body as well, to give you a little bit more stability.

Reinstall the recliner back

So now that we’ve tightened the brackets on the back and the exposed screws in the body, we need to install the chair together. We can do this with five easy steps, which is basically the opposite of what we did to take it apart.

  1. Align the brackets at a slight angle.
  2. Roll the recliner forward.
  3. Push the locking levers down.
  4. Roll the recliner back to it’s normal position.
  5. Test installation by gently twisting from side to side.

Now after watching this entire video, if you still have a problems taking apart, putting together or tightening the screws on your La-Z-Boy recliner, you’re always welcome to visit anyone, your La-Z-Boy galleries in your local area.

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How do you attach and detach the back of a recliner?

To unlock the back of the recliner from its base, push up on the small metal hook built into the side of the recliner. 3. To detach the back of the recliner, hold onto both sides of the recliner back and pull upwards.