Well, it seems you've stumbled upon one of modern furniture's great mysteries. Based on the provided context, the official Stressless "Assembly guide" is about as helpful as a chocolate teapot, offering a lovely tour of their website's menu instead of any actual instructions. And the Reddit post confirms you're not alone in this furniture-based puzzle. So, let's toss that context aside and tackle this with some good old-fashioned know-how.
Dismantling a Stressless sofa is less about brute force and more about finding the secret handshake. These sofas are modular, designed to be linked together like very comfortable, very expensive Lego bricks. The key to their separation is almost always hidden on the underside or the back.
Your first step is to engage in a bit of sofa yoga and tip the sections over to expose their underbellies. Look for where the individual seats or modules connect. You are on a treasure hunt for metal brackets, levers, or bolts. On many models, there is a locking mechanism that connects one unit to the next. This could be a simple lever you need to flip or a bolt you need to unscrew, often with an Allen key.
Once you've located and disengaged the locking mechanism for a section, the disassembly process is usually a "lift and separate" maneuver. You may need to lift the front or back of one module slightly to unhook it from its neighbor before you can pull them apart. We highly recommend having a friend for this part, unless you enjoy wrestling with inanimate objects that weigh more than you do. And remember, the best way to figure out how to take something apart is often to find the instructions for how to put it together and simply read them backward. A quick search for your specific model's assembly guide might just be the Rosetta Stone you're looking for.
