Seat belt retractors

[Pdwight]

I seem to remember reading somewhere that you were never supposed to lube the ratchet mechanism on a seat belt retractor, the thought was it could cause it to slip during high stress (crash). That is the reason I have never cleaned and lubed mine. I would love to see some more input on this.

[CoBeerToad]

I can't get out of the habit of assuming it is going to retract. When I get out of the car, I go to shut the door and see the belt laying across the door jamb and I break myself trying to stop the door from shutting on it.

I really need to get in the habit of unbuckling and giving the belt a few tugs before exiting.

[ccjazz]

Seems as though this can be caused by something as simple as a seat belt that needs cleaning.

Might be worth a try before digging into the mechanism...

Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XL8QbooM84

I can't believe how much grunge came out of this guy's seatbelt.