10.25″ Square Swivel Replacement for Recliner Chair or Furniture – Ball Bearing Swivel Plate Mechanism – Flat – S1235-1

Our swivel recliner bit the dust. After 10 years of abuse by kids and supporting large adults, it’s been showing lots of wear. For about a year it’s been swiveling too freely. And yesterday, there was a pop and ball bearings rolled onto the ground.I flipped the chair over and removed the four bolts holding the previous square swivel to the chair and the four bolts holding that to the base. The problem with the original square swivel was pretty obvious. The bolt holding it together had pulled the nut and (too big) washer through the hole. I thought it MIGHT be possible to replace just the bolt and washer, but the hole was messed up too and I saw this square swivel was fairly affordable on Amazon and was even available Same Day Prime for me. So I ordered it.It came later in the day, and was quick and easy to install. The eight bolts took less than 5 minutes to reinstall. Like other reviewers have observed, this appears to be a higher quality square swivel than the one that the manufacturer used. It feels very solid and the bolt assembly and the hole it goes through looks like it’ll hold up much longer.I’d MUCH rather spend a little bit of money (and a few minutes of labor) repairing my favorite recliner than try to find a new one.