Here Is How To Fix A Slow Retracting Or Tangled Seat Belt

[@GregM-r8z]

Thanks for the great video which I just came across now. Very nicely done.

[@karint1755]

It turns out my issue was a little different - the seat belt had become hung up on a plastic thing under the cover. But because of your video, I wasn't afraid to pry off that housing and figure out what the problem was. Thanks!

[@ERICSDIYGARAGE]

hey glad to hear you fixed your problem thanks for watching 👍

[@jdstaley3710]

Thanks for the video. Ya it might be one of your older vids, but it still applies today! Thanks brother

[@ERICSDIYGARAGE]

Thank you!

[@debmckay1909]

Me and my 5 year old son are going camping thank you so much the last time it kept scaring away the deer or it was terrible thank you so much

[@notcharles]

One thing about these videos, if you forget how it came apart, you can watch your own video to recall which washer went on first, etc.!

[@notcharles]

Test the motion BEFORE putting the cover back on, no?

[@KayKay-wv7mp]

thank you for your ideo, is a real great help

[@ERICSDIYGARAGE]

thank you glad It helped!

[@2002erli]

Thus is a. K I C K - V I D E O ! ! ! Thank you!!!

[@davidturner2113]

Wow that was a really nice video; thanks for posting it. I am going to try it sometime on my car. The only problem is finding the time to do it.

[@truechaos877]

I saw a guy do this. The water and soap that the other guy used lubed the mechanism a little. I just pulled mine all the way out and shot some wd40 in there. Works a lot better now. It's just as good as this and the other guys fix but a lot easier.

[@lauwe54]

Thanks great video

[@notcharles]

It would be a good idea to change the water a couple of times - just as your washing machine does. Maybe add some soap?

[@notcharles]

By te way - good camera angle and lighting!

[@robertmcgee141]

Good video! Thx

[@ERICSDIYGARAGE]

Thank you!

[@rustyicepick8462]

Nice video. In addition to cleaning, I'm wondering if there isn't a way to get a little more tension in the retracting mechanism. Does it have a coil spring in it? Would it be possible to tighten that spring a little bit to get a more aggressive retraction?

[@ERICSDIYGARAGE]

Thanks for watching unfortunately im not familiar of any way that you can add more tightening tension sorry

[@kenwatanabe2599]

lame fix, cleaing the webing does not repair a weak spring. The spring still needs to be replaced

[@superduty4556]

I just show it a picture of Rosie O'Donnell.

[@notcharles]

Why not remove the tether thing so you can put the entire belt in the solution (or almost all of it)?

[@ERICSDIYGARAGE]

Charles Senf i felt like that would of made this too complicated plus we do not use all of the seat belt so that means that the section in retractor should be clean.

[@Legionario557]

Would have*

[@nicoleaudain5228]

this was awesome

[@ronenriquez7218]

thanks worked great thanks

[@213BRANDONP]

Cleaning the belt has nothing to do with it there is a coiled spring on the side of the extender it can slip over time it also loses its strength the best way to repair it is to pull your seat belt all the way out of the extender and you will see that it goes through the middle of the bobbin and there's a pin made out of plastic that locks it in. Push the seat belt into the bobbin, pull the pin out and then pull the loop backwards and you'll remove the fabric part of the seat belt from the extender. Be careful cuz when you do it will be tensioned and tried to spring back. What you want to do is turn the bobbin in the direction of the most resistance where you're tightening it up after a couple of rotations thread the fabric belt back through put the plastic piece back in the loop then pull the belt tight and slowly let it wind back up. It will be good as new. You can even make it stronger if you wish

[@ERICSDIYGARAGE]

cleaning it definitely made a difference so 🤷

[@lindawashburn5290]

Im going to have to try this trick. Mine still retracts all the way but does act sluggish... I have a 2012 Subaru Forester.

[@ej7687]

Good video bro!!

[@ERICSDIYGARAGE]

thank you!

[@garyrowlands3013]

great stuff thanks.

[@lockandload8205]

It doesn't woke because of all the grim and dirt! pull it alll the way out , clamp with vise grips ,drop it into a bucket of warm soapy water for 30 mins. let dry and good as new!!

[@erickinney7482]

cool, ill have to do it to,

[@ERICSDIYGARAGE]

Thank you for watching

[@lukaslane4522]

If I hear "right here".... One more time 😑

[@m.shafiq1685]

What is the connection between retracted seatbelt and dirty seatbelt?... Why washing the seatbelt will make it fixed......can someone explain to me... Don't it cause of the mechanical problem?

[@ERICSDIYGARAGE]

The dirt on the seat belt will make the Belt not retract smoothly, this won't damage your seat belt just let it dry

[@m.shafiq1685]

@@ERICSDIYGARAGE thanks man...

[@steverzepecki500]

I used canned air to blow the dirt out of the retractor mechanism, It works great now. My belt was clean. 06 DTS Cadillac

[@m.shafiq1685]

@@steverzepecki500 just air blow?..no water and any kind of soap?

[@steverzepecki500]

@@m.shafiq1685 blow out the retractor mechanism, my belt was clean.

[@lisascott1360]

very helpfull

[@apassionfortangling3671]

If you just rotated the bit at the top it would have straightened it out!

[@BishopDeville]

Hi five ..I thought I was the only one who saw that

[@wisdomrevelation7670]

How can I release the middle seat belt in the back it's stuck

[@ERICSDIYGARAGE]

Zaima Lewis try using wd40 where it connects

[@solarflare1008]

Dude with this type of material is hot water and laundry detergent in a bucket for a couple of hours.

[@freddyflintstoned913]

is it

[@tyronewalker5764]

The belt in my 2K Dodge Dakota doesn't retract at all!

[@213BRANDONP]

Dude it's easy to spin the seat belt back where it goes without unbolting anything

[@Trust_Me]

Now change that nasty seat

[@WarningSign1000]

I tried this. It didn't work.

[@ERICSDIYGARAGE]

Mike Theunissen your issue might your seatbelt mechanism

[@WarningSign1000]

I'll check it out. Sorry I didn't want to sound harsh. Thanks for your reply!

[@hendriyahya7995]

Me too

[@angelbrenee6724]

Unsold cars sold dirt cheap

[@hamzaimthiyaz2257]

8 hours = 20 minutes 👽

[@kevinadvincula6450]

it doesn't work if you have 2 doors

[@ERICSDIYGARAGE]

+Kevin Advincula thank you for your input

[@kevinadvincula6450]

There's no panel to take. The whole panel would have to come out. Lol But it gives you an idea how. It did to me.

[@brianbayer9746]

Wrong

[@noahfreeman7597]

There are much better videos on the proper way to clean and lubricate the seat belt system. Good effort poor results.