Interference Dilemna

The River House contains a small area we have been calling the media enclave. It is essentially a two-person home theater with a large-screen TV and recliner seating. Today, I rented a U-Haul trailer and moved the new recliners over from the Road House where they have been sitting boxed up for several months since we purchased them. After setting them in place and connecting power, I tested the reclining function only to discover that both would get stuck about halfway through their range of motion. When I flipped them over to investigate, I discovered a mechanical interference (the black linkage colliding with the silver part shown in the photo above). I was perplexed trying to figure out why the mechanism had no clearance looking for signs of a bent frame or linkages. Eventually, I concluded that the frames were assembled incorrectly at the factory. These recliners are part of a sectional system and various seating configurations can be achieved by placing the frame components in different preset locations. Whoever assembled these units picked the wrong locations. Once I figured out the issue, it did not take long to move the interfering components and correct the problem. Despite the obvious lack of quality control, the recliners are really comfortable and I may have taken a nap in one to reward myself for fixing the problem.