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Any way to fix a seatbelt retractor?
Reeve Offline
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#1
I got into my car and didn't realize that I sat on my seatbelt. I pulled it and maxed out the retractor and it didn't go back in. It would pull itself back in about 3" so I messed with it and pulled it a bunch of times trying to get it to retract. After that it completly maxed out and won't go back in at all. I checked the button in the door jam and it's not stuck. Has anybody had any luck fixing this problem? Changing it out is not going to be a problem but finding another dark blue seat belt might be hard. Anybody got one in dark blue they are willing to sell me?
1988 TC stock for now
1980 Capri RS turbo 11.42@120 broken
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DonH Offline
Posting Freak
#2
Clean the mechanism throughly. The mechanism has a small pendulum at the bottom that locks the mechanism in case of a crash. The retractor portion of the mechanism uses a ratchet in which the pawl may be stuck.
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1978 Fairmont 2.3 4-spd Big-top S/W
1946 Willys CJ2A 134.2ci L4 No-top
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fiveliter8 Offline
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#3
I've rewound them in my stangs I've had over the years. Pretty easy to do. Can't remember the details though. Been a while.
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Reeve Offline
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#4
That sounds promising. I thought the spring just broke or somthing but if you have had luck with fixing them I will give it a try. Thanks Reeve...
1988 TC stock for now
1980 Capri RS turbo 11.42@120 broken
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