Seat Belts
Seat Belts
Hey guys, having trouble with my seat belts. I've tried the method on here that was posted a while back, but to no avail. What's everyone else doing with theres?
Re: Seat Belts
Better chance of getting help if you describe the particular
problem you are having with your seat belts... like they don't
retract or whatever.
Cheers... jondee86
problem you are having with your seat belts... like they don't
retract or whatever.
Cheers... jondee86
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
depends on the unreasonable man.
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
depends on the unreasonable man.
Re: Seat Belts
Sorry about that,
When I unbuckle myself, the belts won't retract and instead will be like a limp noodle. They'll retract over time, but when I'm driving they constantly sag.
When I unbuckle myself, the belts won't retract and instead will be like a limp noodle. They'll retract over time, but when I'm driving they constantly sag.
Re: Seat Belts
So happens I researched this problem when I had the same issue with the belts
on my JZX100 Chaser. One opinion was that accumulated hand spooge from sweat,
takeaways and working on the car makes the belts sticky. So I washed the belts
in place with detergent and warm water, and let them dry. Apart from the belts
smelling a bit better, it made no difference.
Then I read that the rewind spring slackens off from use, and you have to take
the retractor module out and do a lot of highly dodgy stuff to tension it up. Too
much work and no guarantee that it would work, so gave that one a miss.
Then I chanced on the real answer
If the belt runs over a plastic slider at the
top just before it disappears into the pillar, there is a good chance that the slider
is the problem. When the slider is new, it has a nice smooth and slippery surface
out of the mould. But 25 years later, the top surface has worn away exposing a
much softer and grippier material underneath. This layer has too much friction
and the belt won't slide over it easily.
Of course, if you have a hard metal slider or a plastic slider with a metal insert
as used in later model cars, this problem does not happen. When Honda (?) had
the problem of seatbelts not retracting on some of their early cars, they actually
came up with a modification pack. It consisted of a small square of a teflon type
clear plastic with an adhesive back. This was stuck onto the slider to give the
belt a nice slippery surface to run over. Simple answer, but no way could I find
any suitable tape, so had to abandon that solution.
I can hear you saying... WTF, I don't need a book, just tell me how to fix the fkn
problem!!! And here it is... grab yourself a can of silicone spray (dry type silicone
lubricant) and spray the side of the belt that runs over the slider. You don't need
to do the whole belt, just the length from fully retracted to the point where it sits
when you are wearing it... plus a bit for your fat friends
Worked for me.
Cheers... jondee86
on my JZX100 Chaser. One opinion was that accumulated hand spooge from sweat,
takeaways and working on the car makes the belts sticky. So I washed the belts
in place with detergent and warm water, and let them dry. Apart from the belts
smelling a bit better, it made no difference.
Then I read that the rewind spring slackens off from use, and you have to take
the retractor module out and do a lot of highly dodgy stuff to tension it up. Too
much work and no guarantee that it would work, so gave that one a miss.
Then I chanced on the real answer
If the belt runs over a plastic slider at the top just before it disappears into the pillar, there is a good chance that the slider
is the problem. When the slider is new, it has a nice smooth and slippery surface
out of the mould. But 25 years later, the top surface has worn away exposing a
much softer and grippier material underneath. This layer has too much friction
and the belt won't slide over it easily.
Of course, if you have a hard metal slider or a plastic slider with a metal insert
as used in later model cars, this problem does not happen. When Honda (?) had
the problem of seatbelts not retracting on some of their early cars, they actually
came up with a modification pack. It consisted of a small square of a teflon type
clear plastic with an adhesive back. This was stuck onto the slider to give the
belt a nice slippery surface to run over. Simple answer, but no way could I find
any suitable tape, so had to abandon that solution.
I can hear you saying... WTF, I don't need a book, just tell me how to fix the fkn
problem!!! And here it is... grab yourself a can of silicone spray (dry type silicone
lubricant) and spray the side of the belt that runs over the slider. You don't need
to do the whole belt, just the length from fully retracted to the point where it sits
when you are wearing it... plus a bit for your fat friends
Worked for me.
Cheers... jondee86
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
depends on the unreasonable man.
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
depends on the unreasonable man.