Lazy boy chair powered lift mechanism

简介

Our neighbours asked us if we wanted their old but still in pretty good shape, leather Lazy Boy powered recliner, the leg lift didn’t work anymore and their dog had chewed the remote control cable. They were getting a new one and were hoping the old one didn’t have to go to the landfill. It was still a useful chair, but needed some repairing.

Note, I went to a Lazy Boy store and wanted to buy a replacement part, I was told I would have to put in a Service request and wait for them to contact me. I could in-vision that become very costly very fast. This is why I fixed it myself.

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步骤 1 the piece that connects from the linear actuator to the lifting part for the leg lift

Lazy boy chair powered lift mechanism, the piece that connects from the linear actuator to the lifting part for the leg lift: 步骤 1 中的图像 1，2

Lazy boy chair powered lift mechanism, the piece that connects from the linear actuator to the lifting part for the leg lift: 步骤 1 中的图像 2，2

Pictured the broken connector inside the linear actuator. To the right is the lifting part it was connected to.
Next picture is the linear actuator and where it is connected at the other end.

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步骤 2

Lazy boy chair powered lift mechanism: 步骤 2 中的图像 3，3

Using a junior hack saw blade to cut notches in the broken connector, don't cut too deep, just enough so that the pieces could be pried out, the connector had some adhesive on it so that the part could not be unscrewed.

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步骤 3 Measuring for a replacement part.

Lazy boy chair powered lift mechanism, Measuring for a replacement part.: 步骤 3 中的图像 1，2

Lazy boy chair powered lift mechanism, Measuring for a replacement part.: 步骤 3 中的图像 2，2

This is what the manufactured part looks like, it is made of metal, it is threaded and has a 1/4 inch bushing at the other end for the locking pin.

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步骤 4 The repair part, home made

Lazy boy chair powered lift mechanism, The repair part, home made: 步骤 4 中的图像 1，3

Lazy boy chair powered lift mechanism, The repair part, home made: 步骤 4 中的图像 2，3

Lazy boy chair powered lift mechanism, The repair part, home made: 步骤 4 中的图像 3，3

The white connector is made out of nylon and is what I used for the fix, the gray connector was made out of polypropylene, it failed on the first test after the initial repair, It was used as a template for the repair with the nylon piece that continues to work well, day after day since I put it in.
The nylon is self lubricating so there is no need for an additional bushing for the connector pin.

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步骤 5 Ther repair part continued

Lazy boy chair powered lift mechanism, Ther repair part continued: 步骤 5 中的图像 1，2

Lazy boy chair powered lift mechanism, Ther repair part continued: 步骤 5 中的图像 2，2

The "new" part had a 1/4inch hole drilled into one end of it using measurements from the other manufactured part. The barbed part was then inserted into the threaded end and since it could not be tightened, I drilled an 1/8 inch hole through the hole assembly and inserted a cotter pin to hold ti in place.

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