Driver's seat belt hard to extend
#1
Racer
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I've had an issue buckling up on hot days. I pull the seat belt but it won't extend fully, and I have to repeatedly retract and pull until I can finally get it to extend far enough to buckle up.
Has anyone else had this issue? I scanned the forums and didn't see anything similar. I did find a nice thread on cleaning sticky seat belts that won't retract... https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...retractor.html.
Is this more likely a misaligned seat belt retractor, or a dirty unit, or a broken unit? Any thoughts would be helpful.
Has anyone else had this issue? I scanned the forums and didn't see anything similar. I did find a nice thread on cleaning sticky seat belts that won't retract... https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...retractor.html.
Is this more likely a misaligned seat belt retractor, or a dirty unit, or a broken unit? Any thoughts would be helpful.
#2
Racer
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Anyone? I still have this issue and I'd really like to fix it. It can take 5 minutes or more before I can drive off when the weather is hot.
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In case you want to change it, it's a documented DIY: https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...eat-belts.html
Someone mentioned in the thread that there are companies that refurbish the mechanic of these belts, maybe a good alternative instead of new.
Last edited by 8x57IRS; 02-19-2024 at 05:38 AM. Reason: Adding information
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Thanks. The procedure's a bit different for the cabriolet, but with the workshop manual I'll figure it out.