Seat belt retractors - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Joe B · 05-20-2016, 04:40 AM

I had to do a search

to find the answer when I had this issue (for example: http://986forum.com/forums/performance-technical-chat/39598-seat-belt-not-retracting.html ). A liberal spraying of silicone spray on both sides of the full length of the seat belt cured the problem for me. This fix has lasted 3 years now.

Timco · 05-20-2016, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe B

I had to do a search

to find the answer when I had this issue (for example: http://986forum.com/forums/performance-technical-chat/39598-seat-belt-not-retracting.html ). A liberal spraying of silicone spray on both sides of the full length of the seat belt cured the problem for me. This fix has lasted 3 years now.

Hey, don't give me the

....

I assumed the OP wasn't one of those selfish jerks who just throws out a question looking for conversation based on a topic and that he actually searched this first. He's no newbie. I know, I was wrong to assume.

I'm ashamed to have posted in this thread, and the OP should in fact feel bad.

kk2002s · 05-20-2016, 05:46 AM

This is a relevant subject to me as I have to sit there and do short little tugs to finally get it to retract. I'm getting old, this is not what I want to spend my time on earth doing
I can see where the PO shut the door on an un-retracted belt and the buckle put a dent in the door jam
I've heard the Silicon spray but won't that get all over the belt and then your shirt???

The real solution would be getting to the spool, clean and lubricate it - Anyone done that

Pdwight · 05-20-2016, 05:51 AM

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 · 05-20-2016, 08:46 AM

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 · 05-20-2016, 09:19 AM

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.