Thought the cable had snapped on one of the two recliners because it would not recline. Ordered replacement cable. Turned out the lanyard was okay. Instead, the bolt that served as the fulcrum for the latch bell crank had fallen out! Fortunately, the loose bolt and nut did not get under the slide in front of the theater seating. That could have ruined the floor covering. It was an easy fix( just put the bolt back), but getting the seat out was a challenge as you can’t get to the two anchor screws if you can’t release the reclining mechanism. Here’s what a did. Use a needle nose lock wrench to grasp the shank of each screw where it’s visible beneath the frame along the front bottom of the locked seat ( the blue LEDs are attached to this frame member). You can back out the screws this way.
Turned out the same screw on the other seat was about to fall out too. Shoddy Lippert assemble IMO. So I fixed both, and now have two spare lanyards! Also, be forewarned that the online videos showing how to replace a broken lanyard do not accurately show how to remove the arm of the chair to gain access to the screws holding the lanyard mounting. (I did not have to replace the lanyard so don’t have an answer. I only saw one screw at the back of the arm, but none up front. )
Turned out the same screw on the other seat was about to fall out too. Shoddy Lippert assemble IMO. So I fixed both, and now have two spare lanyards! Also, be forewarned that the online videos showing how to replace a broken lanyard do not accurately show how to remove the arm of the chair to gain access to the screws holding the lanyard mounting. (I did not have to replace the lanyard so don’t have an answer. I only saw one screw at the back of the arm, but none up front. )