How to remove sofas from a 2006 3023 TM?

[gingerbread27613]

I am renovating our much beloved "Tammy the Trailmanor" and want to reupholster the sofas. I have the cushions off the door side sofa but can't figure out how to get the armrests off. I haven't even tried the jack knife side. Any ideas, info, tutorials would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Gingerbread27613

[Larryjb]

Mine has little plastic caps covering screws on the sides of the armrests. These caps just popped off for me. But mine is a 2001 so it could have been different.

[Larryjb]

Bill, I have tried to look at various images online of the dinette vs lounge slide versions and i cannot get anything conclusive. What I can tell is that the slide dinette version has a thin wood "arm rest" that has a matching fabric stapled or glued on. This thin wood is primarily meant to keep the sofa cushion in place. From Gingerbread's description of a "door side" sofa, I was assuming he had a slide dinette, but now I'm not so sure.

It seems that the slide lounge has a more proper arm rest in some Trailmanors, but it also seems that some Trailmanors may have had none.

Gingerbread, it would be helpful to know if you have the lounge version (sofa along the very back of the trailer) or the dinette version (two sofas facing each other, like a diner lounge.

[gingerbread27613]

I have the dinette version. After much cursing and sweating, we got the single bed side out but the double bed side is a different story. We've taken out every screw we can find but the side next to the fridge will not come loose. It looks like there a couple of screws coming from the inside of the cabinet. Does this mean we will have to take the fridge out? And, if so, how??

[commodor47]

The 3023 model does not have a slide, the couch is part of the box and abuts up to the side of the refrigerator. It has a pull out bed on each end similar to model 2619. The 3124 version does have either a dinette or sofa slide.

I find it strange that the armrest abutting the refrigerator wall would be anchored via inside the cabinet where it cannot be accessed unless the refrigerator is removed. Remove the two outside refrigerator grills and look for screws that may be anchoring the armrest. If they are there, hopefully they are accessible. Have you tried contacting the factory? They may be able to walk you through the removal process. At the very least, they may confirm if there are screws anchoring the armrest from within the refrigerator wall.

I have removed my refrigerator and although it is a bit tricky, it can be safely done. I can provide a set of directions if you see that as a last resort.

Dick

[Shane826]

Dick- It kinda makes sense. That cabinet wall is so thin it wouldn’t provide much to anchor to. I could totally see the armrest being secured from inside the fridge cavity. Plus going from the armrest into the cabinet you run the risk of drilling into the fridge.