Adelard of Bath Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Surely I am not the only one...My 95 did it and my 93 does it now...either the springs are too weak to retract the belts, or something needs to be cleaned/lubed... basically I am too lazy to take it apart and figure out what the dilly is so I thought I would bring it up here first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Clean the hanger surface under the belt at the top where it slides through the hanger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaritimeMan Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I have a similar problem 88, cept mine will retract almost all the way excpet for the last foot or so, and you have to push it just above the retractor to get it to go in. Spay some lube in there or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Not unless you want a lubed-up seatbelt, heh. I dunno, the retractors just seem to get old and tired after a while. I've never looked into cracking one open to see if I could wind the spring one more time or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abomb1 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Just bring it to a Nissan dealership and they'll replace them for free! I had the same thing going on with my 94 and read on one of the boards about the lifetime warranty on seatbelts. The dealer replaced them as soon as they could order them, no questions asked. That was just earlier this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 About a year+ ago I pulled that panel that the belt feed through, and shaved the opening slot for the belt with a razor knife so the belt feeds through more freely. This helped it go from almost not retracting except by hand, to probably 80% of what it would be new, with only an occasional bit of help needed. Free couple minute fix! The mechanism is pretty simple, but I didn't really see if you could tighten it up. That free Nissan replacement would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mookie Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Just bring it to a Nissan dealership and they'll replace them for free! I had the same thing going on with my 94 and read on one of the boards about the lifetime warranty on seatbelts. The dealer replaced them as soon as they could order them, no questions asked. That was just earlier this summer. Iv'e read a few posts on other boards that it's a recall....I haven't asked yet up here but as abomb1 said, I believe most people have them replaced for free. I think an oldy like my '90 they would say no...? So I just continually slam them in the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abomb1 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Just bring it to a Nissan dealership and they'll replace them for free! I had the same thing going on with my 94 and read on one of the boards about the lifetime warranty on seatbelts. The dealer replaced them as soon as they could order them, no questions asked. That was just earlier this summer. Iv'e read a few posts on other boards that it's a recall....I haven't asked yet up here but as abomb1 said, I believe most people have them replaced for free. I think an oldy like my '90 they would say no...? So I just continually slam them in the door. I think its more of a federally regulated issue than a factory warranty deal. Seatbelts should never fail, so I would try for the free replacement no matter what year your vehicle is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 I was working on a Nissan dealership about 6 months ago. I asked the service manager about it and he said mine just needed cleaned, he was right I pulled all kinds of crap from the top guide. As for year, I know the previous owner of my 88 had taken it in this past year for new latches under warantee, as Abomb1 stated it's open ended warantee on seat belts, and I think Air bags as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 There was a TSB on this that involved cleaning and a little teflon tape (I think). The cleaning of the guides has been addressed in the forums here before. Try a good search in the 90 days and older realm on seatbelt to see if you can pick it up. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 I don't find my lack of "retraction" on my 92 Pathy much of a problem..just an irritation sometimes..but my boyfriend however likes to slam the slack in the door.... :X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 You can try this...worked for me, at least somewhat. I used 400 grit sandpaper, tore it into a thin strip, then fed it under the seatbelt under and back out of the hanger, then you just grip the sandpaper along with the seatbelt and run it back and forth through the hanger using the belt to stroke it back and forth. Removes 99% of the built-up crap on the hanger and makes the belt slide much smoother through on it's way in and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatterHorn Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 thats what I did and it worked fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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