I start a job for an in home furniture repair technician job in a few days for a company that has a pretty big contract with La-Z-Boy among other retailers. I have pretty decent knowledge already when it comes to basic furniture repair as I've been in the industry for 10+ years and was operations manager for a good size family owned furniture retailer. I know La-Z-Boy has their own more user serviceable mechs that they use for their products. What advice does anyone have as far as being prepared with tools to make the job more efficient? I was told T25/ T30 torx heads are very common in recliner mechs and I know I'll need a decent upholstery staple gun if anyone has a recommendation on something more affordable and any other recommendations as far as odd ball tools that might come in handy? Thanks in advance!

I'm not sure if I should post this here or somewhere else.

I have a used La-Z-Boy recliner couch that I bought more than a year ago, and now one of the recliners backrest is broken in some way and it now always reclines even if the handle for the recliner is not pulled back, and it reclines far beyond it used to.

I either want to repair this for cheap or if it's too expensive then dispose it or sell it for free.

Would anyone here know who I can contact for this to check if it is indeed repairable?

I can't contact La-Z-Boy themselves as I have no clue what model this is and I bought it used from Facebook Marketplace so don't even know if it's under some kind of warranty.

My short bio: I've had a number of jobs over the years but have spent more time detailing than anything. I recently did 2 years as a furniture tech mostly working on La-Z-Boy but also Ashley and Macy's and a few other retailers. I've got about 6 years of experience detailing in a wide variety of settings from private detailing, to mobile work, body shops, and even some high end clients. (I used to clean Miranda Lambert's vehicles every two weeks when I lived in Nashville and the same company I worked for also did Peter Frampton's car). It occurs to me that people might have a lot of questions about both of these fields as they are shrouded in a bit of mystery and a little bit of scam-artistry as well.

So ask me anything that's on your mind! Whether it's about maintenance of furniture or cars, my experiences in those fields, or anything even tangentially related! I'll answer anything I can.

My Proof: La-Z-Boy manual, ID badge. Not sure how to prove much about the detailing since I just work for someone else right now, but if you can think of something I'll try to provide it.