Seat Belt tension

[watsea]

After cleaning the belt and letting it dry, try some silicon spray on the webbing and guide slots where it runs through.

[RedAdventureWagon]

Mine is blessed with seat belt impotance as well! They are pretty grubby though so maybe I'll try that first. Thanks for the tip.

[Zapper35]

A good clean of belts as advised and a blow out of retractor mechanism with compressed air (I would carefully use a cleaning fluid (brake cleaner) too but be careful there is no residue as it will gum up roller mechanism and make your problem worse)

[K & M McF]

Re: Seat Belt tension

Same problem, need to assist them back into their home

[Seththecursed]

Re: Seat Belt tension

Get some hot soapy water (washing up liquid will do) and a rag and give the belts a good clean. 9 out of 10 times this fixes the problem. Make sure you clean the whole length of the belt and make sure you dry them as much as you can with a dry rag when done.

[williade]

Re: Seat Belt tension

+1 for having the same problem.

I mainly notice it on the driver seat belt :lol: :roll: :mrgreen: :wink: 8)

[glen_ep]

Re: Seat Belt tension

Yes, I have this problem with both front belts.

Hmmm... What to do.....

[PatC]

Hi All,

Has anyone had any problems with the front seat belts not retracting properly on a 2001 model 8 seater?

Both the front drivers and passengers belts retract very slowly and need to be straightened out and "helped"
to make them retract fully.

It's not a major issue but if I don't make sure they retract fully the buckle gets caught in the door.

Is there any way to increase the tension on the winder or could it be a lubrication issue?

Any advice would be most welcome.

Thanks Heaps
PatC