Seatbelt repair ideas?
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Seatbelt repair ideas?
Both of the front seats (driver and passenger) seatbelts do not retract once unbuckled unless they have a good deal of help. I usually must reach over my left shoulder and pull the belt down toward the floor and the mechanism to get it going. Once I do this, it will retract as it did originally.
I have soaked the belt in soapy water and cleaned it thoroughly. This helped a bit, but not much.
I cleaned the bending point near the top of the cab. This too helped a bit, but not much.
I removed the cover of the mechanism on the floor and cleaned and lubed everything the best I could. This didn't help much.
I have seen places online that will charge around $65 per belt to repair the tensioner and send it back within 24 hours. I thought I would post here and see if anyone else had any thoughts or experiences (good or bad) with using these services or how they fixed the problem themselves.
If the fix was buying new belts and mechanisms, I am open to that too as long as the color is tan or complimentary to the interior of the vehicle.
I have soaked the belt in soapy water and cleaned it thoroughly. This helped a bit, but not much.
I cleaned the bending point near the top of the cab. This too helped a bit, but not much.
I removed the cover of the mechanism on the floor and cleaned and lubed everything the best I could. This didn't help much.
I have seen places online that will charge around $65 per belt to repair the tensioner and send it back within 24 hours. I thought I would post here and see if anyone else had any thoughts or experiences (good or bad) with using these services or how they fixed the problem themselves.
If the fix was buying new belts and mechanisms, I am open to that too as long as the color is tan or complimentary to the interior of the vehicle.
#3
Maybe between this post and the Ebay store I will have a good course of action.
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Is one of the problems because the belt is stiff from the dirt build up over the years? If so, I have the same exact problem, I can't tell you how many times I have got the belt caught in the door due to this. I have also tried cleaning the belt but it still does it. It will be interesting to see if the rebuilt or new tensioners take care of the issue...
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What I've seen happen is that sometime if you launch yourself forward fast enough the belt mechanism locks and when this happens the belt gets tighter and tighter on its spool thus making the spring weaker with time. I have a solution but it's something I won't tell you guys since its such a vital part of of a vehicle regarding safety that I wouldn't feel comfortable giving a tutorial sorry..
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Is one of the problems because the belt is stiff from the dirt build up over the years? If so, I have the same exact problem, I can't tell you how many times I have got the belt caught in the door due to this. I have also tried cleaning the belt but it still does it. It will be interesting to see if the rebuilt or new tensioners take care of the issue...
#10
What I've seen happen is that sometime if you launch yourself forward fast enough the belt mechanism locks and when this happens the belt gets tighter and tighter on its spool thus making the spring weaker with time. I have a solution but it's something I won't tell you guys since its such a vital part of of a vehicle regarding safety that I wouldn't feel comfortable giving a tutorial sorry..
I'm going to look for an after market replacement if fiddling with this does not help
#12
I found a service that guarantees their work called safety restore in Wakefield MA:
https://www.safetyrestore.com/seat-b...-accident.html
I'm going to take mine apart and go from there, thanks.
https://www.safetyrestore.com/seat-b...-accident.html
I'm going to take mine apart and go from there, thanks.
#13
I found a service that guarantees their work called safety restore in Wakefield MA:
https://www.safetyrestore.com/seat-b...-accident.html
I'm going to take mine apart and go from there, thanks.
https://www.safetyrestore.com/seat-b...-accident.html
I'm going to take mine apart and go from there, thanks.
I will also check C-list in my local area, good idea.
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I went out and was looking at the belts again. They are clean, probably cleaner than when they rolled off the factory floor. The slide at the top is clean and worn, so it is smooth. The only part that I see failing at this point is the spring. Rightfully so though, it is just a cheap *** spring and after 17 years of use, it has just worn down.
Based on what I can find on C-list locally and what SafetyStore tells me I will move forward with a fix action. I will get this resolved though, stay tuned!
Based on what I can find on C-list locally and what SafetyStore tells me I will move forward with a fix action. I will get this resolved though, stay tuned!