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| EJP914 |
 Jun 23 2025, 12:00 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 270 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Monroeville, PA Member No.: 821  |
I cannot get my retractable seat belt to release. I've tried to pull it up or down, quickly or slowly, but it just clicks and stays locked in place.
I've read taking the sides off of the belt reel up portion is not a good idea as there is a tightly would spring inside that may let go. Can you spray some kind of lubricant in the reel up part to get it to release? Would appreciate any ideas on how to make this work as it's supposed to. Thanks in advance for the replies. Ed |
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| 930cabman |
Jun 23 2025, 12:53 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,156 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States 
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QUOTE(EJP914 @ Jun 23 2025, 12:00 PM)  I cannot get my retractable seat belt to release. I've tried to pull it up or down, quickly or slowly, but it just clicks and stays locked in place. I've read taking the sides off of the belt reel up portion is not a good idea as there is a tightly would spring inside that may let go. Can you spray some kind of lubricant in the reel up part to get it to release? Would appreciate any ideas on how to make this work as it's supposed to. Thanks in advance for the replies. Ed do a bit of searching, I think you will find washing the belt will get a good result. I have been considering this for some time now, just lazy and retracts ok |
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| Tonyooc |
Jun 23 2025, 01:36 PM
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1974 2.0 Group: Members Posts: 701 Joined: 6-January 18 From: Fort Mill, SC Member No.: 21,763 Region Association: South East States
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I've had this problem for quite a while only on the passenger side. I even bought new ones and now the passenger side still locks up. Very frustrating.
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| willieg |
Jun 23 2025, 01:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 147 Joined: 13-August 18 From: Pleasant Hill Member No.: 22,389 Region Association: Northern California
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I have taken the sides off the seat belt. A really horrible disaster. Had to go to Seatbeltplanet.com to get a new seatbelt. The spring inside the housing was impossible to put back correctly.
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| emerygt350 |
Jun 23 2025, 04:02 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,966 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
I was able to reassemble mine and have it work but it took a little patience. I did end up buying new ones from seatbelt planet though since even after cleaning and lubing they still didn't retract like I wanted.
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| windforfun |
Jun 23 2025, 04:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,057 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None
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Buy new ones.
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| emerygt350 |
Jun 23 2025, 10:03 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,966 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
Seatbeltplanet has really great customer service too.
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