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Old 01-07-2014   #10
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Default Re: Seat belt housing...

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Originally Posted by edram454 View Post
I recently had my upholstery guy replace the leather on my left lumbar on the drivers seat. After he was done, the seat belt would not expand. there is a release button but it did not do anything. When I told him he knew right away that it was a very little spring that releases the belt mechanism and lets it work properly. he took it apart, oiled the spring which was still there and it has been ok since. You would be surprised how cheesy that little spring is. I am no sure if you are experiencing the non expanding issue but that is my two cents on this matter.
Same thing happened to me the first time I took the driver's side one out. There was a recall on them (89 - 91) that was recall #91058.
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