May 7, 201510 yr Are the seat belt mechanisms purely mechanical in nature or are there electronic components to them? The drivers side seat belt in my 2001 Forester locked up and don't really want to ride bareback all summer long... I was down in that area washing some hefty salt buildup off with water so I'm thinking maybe I shorted something...
May 7, 201510 yr Author Well it's the driver's side pillar...it's the reel/retracting mechanism. I got out there this afternoon and rocked the whole vehicle side to side (with my bare hands, even!)...it seemed to loosen it up and it reeled it back in again. Are there any electronics in there, tho? Thanks! --Damien -- Refrigerate immediately...it's magnetic!
May 8, 201510 yr Only thing electric would be if it has a seatbelt pre-tensioner, but those are usually on the seat latch. It's pretty easy to pull the pillar trim off and have a look.
May 9, 201510 yr Most euro models i Know have a pre-tensioner in the rolling cassette (b-pillar) and a latch detector in the seat latch to see if it is in use. You could try to use the engineers flowchart and spray WD-40 in it. Some markets have two pre-tensioners. The latch pre-tensioner can be recognised by the use of a steel cable instead of a steel plate that attaches the latch to the chair/seat.
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