Fisher

My seatbelt was not retracting into driving position without manually feeding it through the loop on the height adjuster. Noticed that retraction was slowed or stopped when there was zero belt clearance where the belt is looped over.

Cut a piece of 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper the width of the belt and fed it through inside the belt loop. Pulled the belt and sandpaper (grit side against the loop) together, back and forth through the loop a few times. This left a few deposits of debris on the sandpaper. No real sanding, just debris removal. The tensioner is working fine and the belt now retracts like it should.


Beats paying $400 for a new belt assembly.

Bxstr

Great info. Thanks for sharing.

andrewgt3

Thanks - going to try this. I've tried cleaning the belt to no avail.

Liquid911

Wow, thanks for sharing. The passenger belt in my car displays similar symptoms. The driver's belt was changed a few years ago for the same reason.

milazzo_997tt

I wish I had seen this a couple of weeks ago! My drivers side stopped retracting so off to the dealer it went. It works great now but wasn't a cheap fix.....