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Author Topic: Seat belt slow to rewind.  (Read 800 times)

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Bigron

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Seat belt slow to rewind.
« on: 06 February 2016, 18:09:17 »

Not of life-altering concern, just annoying. Why, after a few years, do once-rapidly rewinding seat belts get slower and slower to go back home when released? I've noticed this on several different cars that I've owned; they all end up needing to be jogged and persuaded back. Does the rewind reel get clogged with fluff or something?

Ron.
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05omegav6

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Re: Seat belt slow to rewind.
« Reply #1 on: 06 February 2016, 18:20:57 »

Front or rear? If front, the lower b post trim simply pops off... Get stuck in with the hoover, pull the belt right out, then use a silicon spray on the belt and then let it recoil,pull all the way out a few times... Once happy, refit panel :y

Rear much the same, but trim is a bit more involved...
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Re: Seat belt slow to rewind.
« Reply #2 on: 06 February 2016, 19:11:43 »

Wow, that simple!
Thanks Al, I will definitely try that; I think that "back-to-black spray is largely silicone, yes?

Ron.
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Re: Seat belt slow to rewind.
« Reply #3 on: 06 February 2016, 19:18:20 »

Wow, that simple!
Thanks Al, I will definitely try that; I think that "back-to-black spray is largely silicone, yes?

Ron.
Given as you can buy plain silicon spray, be prudent to use it ;)
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