Seat belts that fail to retract.

[hood]

Hi Squires,

I've got a seat belt the fails to retract in my Hilux which is a WOF fail.

Can they be repaired, or is it better to replace with an aftermarket universal unit?

Thanks

[fuel]

can you retract them further and then finesse them to retract fully even if eventually? if so, spray the mechanism with silicon spray and see if that assists 

[tortron]

You can clean all thr shit out of them, that one might be a bit far gone if it's fully stuck out. 

Il let you look into it. Key part is don't disassemble the spring part. I don't think you have to worry  about explosive bits in that one 

 

Generally it doesn't take that much gunk for them to stick 

[hohocc]

I've had some success with extending them fully (holding them extended with a clamp of some sort), smearing dishwashing liquid into the webbing, laying it out in the driveway then waterblasting what becomes a black soup out of the webbing.

Probably try not to get water into the mechanism, and chuck it in the hot water cupboard to dry fully over a few days. Then plenty of silicone spray in the spring area.

Doesn't make them new but seems to help to some degree.

 

[Nominal]

This company does rewebbing, might also look at the mech - I dunno?

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Unless you really really want to keep the originals I'd suggest a new one.

[hood]

Roger that, thanks for the replies 

[kiwi808]

Pull them all the way out. Spray belt with 808 silicon spray. Repeat till win.

[Motu]

Pledge works best on slow belts...and you can get a lemon one too. If it's stuck out it's a goner.

[Mof]

Check the top loop on the pillar, gunk builds up on it under the belt 

[hood]

I pulled the unit out of the truck, tried cleaning to no avail.

I thought flag it, I'll head to my local decent parts supplier for an aftermarket seat belt. The factory Hilux unit has a gas canister on it and the parts shop suggested I try my local commercial wrecker instead.

Can an aftermarket non canister type be fitted as intended?

 

 

[hood]

[cletus]

That's a pretensioner belt 

Should replace it with the same thing so the airbag system still functions 

If the belt is changed to a non pretensioner type the air bag light will probably stay on 

[Sunbeam]

Toyota wreckers are thieves especially van/prado/hilux ones. Buy every single wreck at top dollar, corner market, print money. Around here anyway.  Good luck

[hood]

Thanks Clint, that makes sense.

Yeah I'll go with a wrecker if it's a last resort

[RXFORD]

5 hours ago, hood said:

Thanks Clint, that makes sense.

Yeah I'll go with a wrecker if it's a last resort

Go take a marketplace Hilux for a test drive and switch them out. Thats what Billy T would do.

[hood]

I ended up getting the belt rewebbed through Seatbelts4u in Auckland, that remedied the problem. 

Couriered it up on Saturday, back on my door step on Tuesday!