Theater Seating came loose

[Jeff Barta]

I recently purchased my GD and notice the theater seats would not recline. I found out the screws that mount it to the floor came out and the chairs slid back to the wall. The screws are about 2" long and very
small. I looks like where they went thru the chair frame it is about 1 inch off the floor. Has anyone seen any type of modification for this? I don't think new screws will hold by them self.

[ThePowells]

Jeff Barta
Welcome to the family and the forum! My guess is you have already found the letter.
I used (forgive the description) a stud type thingy that has a wood screw thread on one end and 1/4-20 on the other. I used holes already in the base and screwed them into the floor and used the nuts to secure the base.

[Jeff Barta]

Thank you for the reply, I never thought of that.

[Jlawles2]

Jeff Barrett Jeff, Be careful when running screws or studs into the flooring. Double and triple check that they do not come out the bottom on a slide as they will rip the flooring.

[KSC_Travels]

Jeff Barta
Welcome to the family and the forum! My guess is you have already found the letter.
I used (forgive the description) a stud type thingy that has a wood screw thread on one end and 1/4-20 on the other. I used holes already in the base and screwed them into the floor and used the nuts to secure the base.

"stud type thingy" = hanger bolt. Lol.

[Jeff Barta]

I did as Jerry mentioned with the wood screw thingy (Hanger Bolt) One thing I added was 1/2 of washers to make the base between the chair rail and the floor. This helped to add stability. I just had an issue with my pull out sofas where the bottom panel came off in my hand. The manufacture used the same screws to mount this as they did the recliners (very cheap) I was able to get in and use the same holes but used a 1/4 inch tapered wood screw. I guess we will always be fixing. Love my GD