Here Is How To Fix A Slow Retracting Or Tangled Seat Belt 

It turns out my issue was a little different - the seat belt had become hung up on a plastic thing under the cover. But because of your video, I wasn't afraid to pry off that housing and figure out what the problem was. Thanks!

Thanks for the video. Ya it might be one of your older vids, but it still applies today! Thanks brother

Me and my 5 year old son are going camping thank you so much the last time it kept scaring away the deer or it was terrible thank you so much

thank you for your ideo, is a real great help

Test the motion BEFORE putting the cover back on, no?

One thing about these videos, if you forget how it came apart, you can watch your own video to recall which washer went on first, etc.!

Wow that was a really nice video; thanks for posting it. I am going to try it sometime on my car. The only problem is finding the time to do it.

Thanks great video

Thus is a. K I C K - V I D E O ! ! ! Thank you!!!

By te way - good camera angle and lighting!

I saw a guy do this. The water and soap that the other guy used lubed the mechanism a little. I just pulled mine all the way out and shot some wd40 in there. Works a lot better now. It's just as good as this and the other guys fix but a lot easier.

It would be a good idea to change the water a couple of times - just as your washing machine does. Maybe add some soap?

Nice video. In addition to cleaning, I'm wondering if there isn't a way to get a little more tension in the retracting mechanism. Does it have a coil spring in it? Would it be possible to tighten that spring a little bit to get a more aggressive retraction?

Im going to have to try this trick. Mine still retracts all the way but does act sluggish... I have a 2012 Subaru Forester.

thanks worked great thanks

Cleaning the belt has nothing to do with it there is a coiled spring on the side of the extender it can slip over time it also loses its strength the best way to repair it is to pull your seat belt all the way out of the extender and you will see that it goes through the middle of the bobbin and there's a pin made out of plastic that locks it in. Push the seat belt into the bobbin, pull the pin out and then pull the loop backwards and you'll remove the fabric part of the seat belt from the extender. Be careful cuz when you do it will be tensioned and tried to spring back. What you want to do is turn the bobbin in the direction of the most resistance where you're tightening it up after a couple of rotations thread the fabric belt back through put the plastic piece back in the loop then pull the belt tight and slowly let it wind back up. It will be good as new. You can even make it stronger if you wish

Why not remove the tether thing so you can put the entire belt in the solution (or almost all of it)?

Good video! Thx

I just show it a picture of Rosie O'Donnell.

great stuff thanks.

Good video bro!!

this was awesome

lame fix, cleaing the webing does not repair a weak spring. The spring still needs to be replaced

cool, ill have to do it to,

It doesn't woke because of all the grim and dirt! pull it alll the way out , clamp with vise grips ,drop it into a bucket of warm soapy water for 30 mins. let dry and good as new!!

What is the connection between retracted seatbelt and dirty seatbelt?... Why washing the seatbelt will make it fixed......can someone explain to me... Don't it cause of the mechanical problem?

very helpfull

Dude it's easy to spin the seat belt back where it goes without unbolting anything

If you just rotated the bit at the top it would have straightened it out!

How can I release the middle seat belt in the back it's stuck

Dude with this type of material is hot water and laundry detergent in a bucket for a couple of hours.

If I hear "right here".... One more time 😑

The belt in my 2K Dodge Dakota doesn't retract at all!

Now change that nasty seat

I tried this. It didn't work.

8 hours = 20 minutes 👽

it doesn't work if you have 2 doors

Unsold cars sold dirt cheap

Wrong

There are much better videos on the proper way to clean and lubricate the seat belt system. Good effort poor results.