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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Seat belt retractor FYI:
Got into the Z this morning, went to put on my seat belt, and the lap belt portion wouldn't pull out of the retractor. Tried over and over again, pushed the cinch button repeatedly to see if something was jammed, no dice.
Got home this evening, and removed the retractor unit, and opened it up. There was a good few tablespoons' worth of lint, grit, etc, all around the inertia lock pendulum and associated levers. Blew it out with some pressurized air, and it works as good as new! For reference, I also spoke with Carlos at Seatbelt Solutions. They quoted me $350 to re-web both sides (LH and RH), and another $50 to repair the stuck retractor. While obviously I don't need the repair anymore, it's nice to know that there's an option for having the webbing redone (which is probably not a bad idea at 20+ years of age).
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Fremont,Ca
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Re: Seat belt retractor FYI:
These new OEM sets can be found from time 2 time for alot less than $400+.
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Re: Seat belt retractor FYI:
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My post wasn't to plug this company whose quality I have no knowledge of. The point was to explain that a stuck retractor might just be stuck due to 20 years of crud inside the housing.
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05-05-2012
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Location: San Marcos CA
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Re: Seat belt retractor FYI:
Mine made a bad squeal when the belt extended and retracted and sounded cheap every t me may fat azz bounced out of the seat on bumps etc. A little air and silicone lube in the guts fixed it right up.
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Re: Seat belt retractor FYI:
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05-06-2012
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Re: Seat belt retractor FYI:
OK, apologies in advance for the semi-hijack....
I just hate when you open up the secondaries and the belt cinches from the G force (particularly when its just after lunch or dinner...). Is this normal?
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Re: Seat belt retractor FYI:
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Might be worthwhile to open it up and clean it out 
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Re: Seat belt retractor FYI:
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I'd assumed it was a "feature". This is going to the top of my "To Do" list.
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