I have replaced this one dowel at least 10 times. It is one of the 4 dowels that hold the base with the springs on. Are there harder dowels that I can get? I have been getting the ones from Lowes that say they are hardwood. For a while I wasn't gluing the dowels in because I wanted it to be easier to remove if it broke again but then I realized that not gluing allows the base to pull away from side of the recliner and allow space between the base and the recliner and allow more leverage to be put on the dowel which could contribute to snapping. The last one I did use wood glue but maybe I didn't use enough because it did look like the dowel had moved. I'm not sure what's going on. I couldn't find a dowel to fit the original hole when it broke the first time so I drilled the hold out for a larger dowel (7/16). Any suggestions? Thanks!