Furniture Seat Spring Repair Kit, 16 Inch

I purchased these springs to repair a broken spring on my 14 year old Lazy-Boy recliners.There are four zigzag springs in the set/pack, In my case I decided to replace only the two center springs with the new springs. What I noticed was that the one that had not broken was stretched a bit more than the two outside springs (this might not apply in all cases), I confirmed this later with my other recliner with no broken springs and a brand new spring set that was recovered from a lazy boy warranty repair!Finding the correct size:The 19in spring was a perfect fit for my 21in seat frame measured from the inside of the frame front to back and also taking a cloth measuring tape and measuring the spring on the outside of the arch end to end.To replace and install:I removed the seat from the chair frame. there are 8 wood screws total, 4 per side holding the seat to the chair mechanism. and there are 4 more machine screws holding the footrest or at least there should be (mine had one wood screw and 3 machined screws installed by the factory on one of my chairs!).There is no need to remove any upholstery to replace these springs, but you will need to remove the spring set/pack from the seat frame. Use some gloves and be careful, take note of protecting your eyes and others due to the tension on the springs and parts of the springs. You can buy the tool made for this or you can do this by hand if you have the finger and hand strength or like me have the following or make something that can help release the springs.In my case I had an old automotive brake tool used for removing and installing brake drum springs and with this I used one of the first spring clips removed by hand to grab the spring in the same matter they are install allowing pressure of the installed clip to be released. This allowed me to remove and reinstall the set with ease being that the first spring or last spring clip would have less tension on it while removing or reinstalling respectively, if you have extra clip/retainer, which I later did it made it that much easier.As for the installing the zigzag springs in the set, it was pretty straightforward, I pried the old retainers off with a couple of flat bladed screw drivers to get it started and some needle nose pliers to finish off the removal and reinstalled by crimping them carefully back on with the same pliers. Also, make sure that you bend the end of the spring at the front catch so that the spring does does not slide off, I forgot to do this on one set and it slipped off later. If you have bench vice this helps hold the spring while bending the end inwards, does not need much to keep the spring from moving laterally - side to side!The final result was very good, a firm seat, no sagging and possibly a fix for another issue I noticed with the lazy boy's fabric and material ware in the middle of the seat where the material had been folding over at the back of the seat and causing surface ware, which I never thought about as possible issue that could be related to the spring sag!Rating:4 stars - finding these here was great, shipment was great, but a day or so later I wanted to rebuild my other recliner and the price of the spring went up, which happens every time once their/the Amazon system sees activity on an item, their BOT increases the price of the item within seconds of the first order! Other than that I would recommend these, not impossible to replace and sure beats buying new chairs!Update, the price dropped and so I bought 4 more for other repairs on several other chairs that yet to have a spring break, but have signs of sagging. rating bumped to 5 stars.

We purchased two recliners and I think I use mine more than my wife uses hers. Spring broke and the furniture store I bought the recliners from couldn't help me out so they save the day and worked perfectly.

Perfect replacement seat spring for my 30 year old recliner. Fit perfect. Installation was easy but be advised that tools are needed.

I broke a couple of the support springs in my favorite chair, a La-z-Boy recliner with 17 years of trouble-free comfortable service. Rather than fool with someone else (and have to pay them) to repair the chair and deal with the transportation and all that, I decided to research it and try the repair myself.There are 4 springs supporting my chair's seat bottom. It was the two in the middle that broke after years and years of flexing. I measured them, found the 18" replacements on Amazon, and ordered two springs. The springs arrived very quickly (as usual with Amazon's fast ship times). I noticed right away that these replacement springs were a little more heavy-duty than the stock springs in the chair. By heavy-duty I mean the spring wire was a slightly larger diameter by a few thousandths. The spring kit included some attachment brackets that I ended-up not needing. (I didn't like the looks nor the design of the attachment brackets anyway so that's why I rated the product only 4 stars...the quality of the springs themselves are 5 stars)The installation:I removed most all of the old broken springs by using a small set of bolt cutters. I allowed the front ends of the two broken old springs (the end toward the front of the chair) to remain attached to their brackets and a portion of the front end of the broken springs remained attached to a cross-wire that helps to hold the springs in place. There was no need to cut them and upset that support. I did totally remove the rear end of the broken springs from the rear brackets. I was able to use the existing La-z-Boy spring retention brackets with these new springs. I suggest that you install the rear end of the spring first, gingerly working it through the existing bracket...don't worry...take your time...it will go through, no tools needed. Then, carefully flex the spring until the front end of the spring is able to be slipped under the existing front bracket. It will fit easily along with the remaining front portions of the old spring that I left in place. The rear and front brackets are totally different and of different design, so once you get the chair turned-over and take a good look with a flashlight at the rear bracket, you will see what I mean.Suggest that you wear eye protection since you will be installing a spring that is under pressure and a slip of the hand could send metal flying that could cause facial or other injuries. This is not likely, but you have only two eyes so wear some safety glasses to be on the safe side.The end result? The chair is back to normal, the springs are staying in place very well, they are quiet, great support, and I hope to get another 17 years or so of service. Happy, Happy, Happy!

springs work but does take some time to install if you have never done it.

Worked out great, one broke on my rocking chair & my husband replaced it

The advertisement said that the spring could be used for Lazy Boy recliner, but when it arrived it was of a much larger gage spring. It did look like a high quality spring but was too strong for my chair. I believe it may have been a spring for the seat instead of the back. Partly my fault for not checking more. the pictures that was used appeared to show the correct spring.

We have fixed our chair spring with this. Make sure your spring looks like this one and measure. It may take a little elbow grease because this is a spring, but it saved us replacing an expensive chair.