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Seat Belt Recoil

Started by carguy87, June 30, 2011, 10:43:45 AM

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carguy87

June 30, 2011, 10:43:45 AM
Is there any way to fix our pathetic front seat belt clock springs? I hate that I have to manually feed the belt back in to the B-pillar for it to wind again.

txjeeptx

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June 30, 2011, 10:54:49 AM
I haven't tried to repair one on an Eagle, but maybe some dry silicone lube spray on all the friction points like the shoulder belt fairlead and the bearing surfaces of the spool mechanism. Make sure the belt has rolled onto the spool in an even manner, it could be off center and causing the spool to drag on the sides of its bracket. I re-wound the spring on my full size Jeep's retractable lap belt when it came unsprung once, but I don't recall how I did it. It was amazingly simple on the fsj retractor, that's why I forget what I did.
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jim

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June 30, 2011, 01:25:34 PM
Seat belt retractors work just like any recoil, like a lawnmower recoil starter or a chain saw recoil.
If it gets away from you while you're attempting to rewind it, it can fly across a den and halfway down a hall.  You can probably guess how I know.
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July 01, 2011, 01:20:13 PM
The spring may be a little weak, but it was never very strong to begin with. What really gets them is that the waxy lube they use tends to get stiff over time. It doesn't help if you have the nylon webbing getting stiff too.

The best solution I've found is to pull the belt out really far and use some WD-40 or silicone spray to soften up the OEM lube. You want something light and clear so it doesn't stain the belts and soaks into the old waxy substance.

Fabric softener is good for the nylon.
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carguy87

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July 01, 2011, 06:19:54 PM
Looks like I'll be finding some new retractors then, lol. I already tore mine apart last year, completely removed the glue stuck in them, wound the spring as tight as my partner and I could keep it under control, and used some All-In-One to lube it up, seat belt was perfectly pliable.  Still just too weak and hardly recoils. Oh well, springs do get old I guess.
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