Taking apart your Bob's reclining sofa for a move or just to rearrange your space can feel like a daunting task, but you've absolutely got this. It's often much simpler than you'd expect, and mastering this one trick will save you a world of effort and potential damage to your walls and doorways.
While the provided search results were not helpful, the good news is that most modern reclining sofas, including those from Bob's Discount Furniture, use a very similar and straightforward mechanism for disassembly. You'll primarily be focusing on removing the backrests from the main seating base, as this is what makes the sofa so bulky.
To begin, reach into the gap between the back cushion and the seat base. You will likely find a fabric flap, often secured with Velcro, that you can pull up to expose the internal frame. Feel along the metal tracks on the outer sides of each individual backrest. You are looking for a small locking lever or clip. On most models, this is a small metal tab that you need to lift upwards to release the lock. On others, it might be a black plastic clip that you pull outwards. Once you have disengaged the lever on both sides of a single backrest, you can then lift the entire back section straight up and off its mounting brackets.
Repeat this simple process for each back section of your sofa. If you have a center console, it may be attached with similar clips or could be connected with bolts underneath. By breaking the sofa down into these smaller, more manageable pieces, you will find it dramatically easier to navigate through tight hallways and doorways. Reassembly is just as simple; just align the brackets and slide the backrests down until you hear them click securely into place.
