Repair Sagging Jayco J-Steel Sofa Seat
It's a 66-inch Steel-Framed Jack Knife Sofa. Steel frame mounts to the RV floor, sofa extends 30-inches from the coach wall. The suspension of the seating cushion is shot. It's a steel perimeter w...
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Well, I worked it and we're out in the RV again, sofa dramatically improved! Here's what I saw and did:
1. The frame is square steel tubing, with a rod spaced inside it to attach the fabric to.
2. Then there's a flat "spring" made up of wires with springs on one end and clips on the other, supporting the cushions. The wires pass through plastic perpendicular runners. One runner was broken, and the rods supporting the springs were bent at the ends, which made the first 4-5 wires too loose to provide support.
I straightened these rods and secured them to the tubing frame, using cable clips on one edge and zip ties on the other. And, used cable clamps to join the broken ends of the the plastic runner together. Put a thin piece of flexible plastic on top of the wires to add support at the center of the spring.
3. The foam cushions were crushed at the center of this two-cushion sofa.
I added two layers of foam cut from a mattress topper to the front and center area where the two cushions met.
About then, the Hog Ring Kit (Pliers and 3/4" Rings) arrived from Amazon. Ringed it all back together and it's much, much better. That said:
1. I think re-springing with HD Zip Ties would work. I'm not sure 60" would reach. Might need to use two 48" ties per "spring."
2. Might not have needed two layers of foam. Not taking it back apart just yet, thinking that foam may compress some.
3. Imperfect but much better.
1. The frame is square steel tubing, with a rod spaced inside it to attach the fabric to.
2. Then there's a flat "spring" made up of wires with springs on one end and clips on the other, supporting the cushions. The wires pass through plastic perpendicular runners. One runner was broken, and the rods supporting the springs were bent at the ends, which made the first 4-5 wires too loose to provide support.
I straightened these rods and secured them to the tubing frame, using cable clips on one edge and zip ties on the other. And, used cable clamps to join the broken ends of the the plastic runner together. Put a thin piece of flexible plastic on top of the wires to add support at the center of the spring.
3. The foam cushions were crushed at the center of this two-cushion sofa.
I added two layers of foam cut from a mattress topper to the front and center area where the two cushions met.
About then, the Hog Ring Kit (Pliers and 3/4" Rings) arrived from Amazon. Ringed it all back together and it's much, much better. That said:
1. I think re-springing with HD Zip Ties would work. I'm not sure 60" would reach. Might need to use two 48" ties per "spring."
2. Might not have needed two layers of foam. Not taking it back apart just yet, thinking that foam may compress some.
3. Imperfect but much better.
