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    Hi everyone,

    I'm restoring some old dining chairs and the bottom cushion has come off easy with some bracket unscrewing but the back is not so simple to figure out! Underneath the cushion/back is a bolt with a hole in it reaching into the chair frame and across the bottom of the cushion. I can't remove the backing without removing this bolt but it's proving impossible to remove with any of my knowledge. I've tried all the tools I can to slide it out - any ideas?

    Stuck!!
    Shona

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    Try placing a screwdriver or nail through the hole, as a handle, and screwing the 'bolt' out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NCArcher View Post
    Try placing a screwdriver or nail through the hole, as a handle, and screwing the 'bolt' out.
    Hi NCArcher,

    Thanks for your fast reply. I've tried this but it doesn't screw out no matter how hard I try - the thing won't budge. I've also tried the obvious putting a screwdriver into the hole and then using a hammer to bang it out but it still doesn't budge. I'm wondering if there is a bolt on the other side of it inside the wood? I know that doesn't make much sense but it just won't come out.

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    Is there a plug on the other side of the bolt? Or there may be a slot on the edge that maybe hidden by that board.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mic-d View Post
    Is there a plug on the other side of the bolt? Or there may be a slot on the edge that maybe hidden by that board.
    Hi Mic,

    Unfortunately the other side of the bolt is completely clean. There is no way to get to it except the part coming out in this photo...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shona1 View Post
    Hi Mic,

    Unfortunately the other side of the bolt is completely clean. There is no way to get to it except the part coming out in this photo...
    But there may be a slot under the board attached to the edge.


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    Quote Originally Posted by mic-d View Post
    But there may be a slot under the board attached to the edge.

    Hi Michael,

    Here's a photo of the other side of that bolt. I can't really see any way for it to come out but sliding from the first photo's angle. Can you?
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    P.s. Here's a photo of the full chair for reference.

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    There's a board in that first photo that isn't in the latest shot, which I thought might hide a slot in which a nut would be dropped. Obviously not there in the second photo... No ideas. If there is no plug in any side at the level of the pin then it must have been pressed in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mic-d View Post
    There's a board in that first photo that isn't in the latest shot, which I thought might hide a slot in which a nut would be dropped. Obviously not there in the second photo... No ideas. If there is no plug in any side at the level of the pin then it must have been pressed in.
    Oh I see. Yes, sorry Michael, I didn't think of that. The photo was taken on a bench so the board you see is the bench. Sorry...

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    With the information so far, it must be either glued in or a bolt.

    I would lean towards it being a bolt because of the hole through it and being removable would enable changing the fabric.

    Don't forget to try turning it both ways?

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    Quote Originally Posted by enelef View Post
    With the information so far, it must be either glued in or a bolt.

    I would lean towards it being a bolt because of the hole through it and being removable would enable changing the fabric.

    Don't forget to try turning it both ways?
    Thanks enelef,

    I can get an allen key in there and turn it but once I turn the hole to the side I then can't turn any further because the hole is hidden into the fabric, I've tried using needlenose pliers to spin it from the end but they won't spin it the full way around in either direction.

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    in the words of the wise - hmmm bugger.

    There must be a way to get it out - but from Melb it escapes me.

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    Bugger exactly. I've just given up and belted the hell out of it with a hammer and the backing loosened up enough for me to get in there and pull the bolt out (no screw, no glue!) THAT worked! Not exactly convenient since now I've ruined one side of the chair which defeats the purpose of restoring them in the first place. Just tried doing the same thing to the bolt on the other side though and no matter how much I belt the back and loosen it this bolt isn't coming out. Bugger...

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    Could try sticking a scewdriver in the hole and tapping that outwards with the hammer to remove the pin then - may work

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