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99-LS1-SS · 12-01-2012, 11:26 AM

The driver's side belt will retract with a quick snap of the belt but the passengers side will not. Is this a common issue? Is there some sort of easy fix for this issue?

Thanks.

*bk2life* · 12-01-2012, 11:40 AM

it's 25 years old, replace it.

**HIGHWAY BY THE SEA** · 12-01-2012, 11:53 AM

Those stupid seat belts are NOT cheap either. LMC seems to want nearly $100 for just one. At least I think it is the price for just one. The LMc website is not very specific, but the word "set" is not used.

Rubble · 12-01-2012, 12:34 PM

Good luck getting the mounting bolt out without twisting it off!! I have busted knuckles on a few occasions replacing belts,then you gotta drill it out.But hey,if everything went easy,you would have nothing to crab about eh!!!!
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Tucson38 · 12-01-2012, 12:38 PM

I had a problem since 1985 on my GMC with this issue. Finally (after 27 years) I replaced them with a set of non-retractable belts. They're sometimes a PITA to adjust, plus they just hang when released but at least I know they will stay intact in the event of an accident. Just don't trust the retractables anymore.

INSIDIOUS '86 · 12-01-2012, 02:44 PM

Mine are weak as well but I trust them. Anytime I go over a bump fast and my truck jerks in the air they lock. If I have to panic brake they lock. I trust them period. The internal springs are weak for sure for the retract but I'm thinking of taking them apart and putting springs from a new belt into the old
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motornut · 12-01-2012, 03:02 PM

check the plunger going threw the sill
seen them fulla dirt,over spray ,rubbing,maybe the seat belt isn't centered in the hole?
pop of the cover for cleaning too

OxonCounty77 · 12-01-2012, 07:20 PM

Mine seem to tighten across my abdomen as I drive along. If you didnt want a pee at the start of the journey,youre desperate by the end......

grs · 12-02-2012, 11:32 PM

Wd40

Skunksmash · 12-03-2012, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bk2life

it's 25 years old, replace it.

Yeah imho, LMC has a decent deal on them for $80 a piece. Won't be long till that price goes up. And normally I won't recommend LMC cause they're usually way overpriced.

*bk2life* · 12-03-2012, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HIGHWAY BY THE SEA

Those stupid seat belts are NOT cheap either...

$100 each, $200 plus some shipping, it's your life, two bills is not expensive at all, especially after you kiss the steering wheel at 30+ mph..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skunksmash

Yeah imho, LMC has a decent deal on them for $80 a piece. Won't be long till that price goes up..

winner winner chicken dinner!! i need to order 4 for the ole cc.. but i need bright red, not facotyr red (maroon) bright red

Oilbrnr · 12-03-2012, 06:17 PM

https://www.seatbeltplanet.com/webbing-replacement/

Haven't investigated yet, but saw them mentioned in another similar thread.

12-01-2012, 11:26 AM	#1
99-LS1-SS Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Oak Ridge NC Posts: 957	Is there a trick to making the seat belts retract better? The driver's side belt will retract with a quick snap of the belt but the passengers side will not. Is this a common issue? Is there some sort of easy fix for this issue? Thanks. __________________ My 1972 2WD Blazer build 1984 K10 beater truck

12-01-2012, 11:40 AM	#2
bk2life Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: phx, az Posts: 868	Re: Is there a trick to making the seat belts retract better? it's 25 years old, replace it.

12-01-2012, 11:53 AM	#3
HIGHWAY BY THE SEA Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: BY THE CAROLINA SEA Posts: 919	Re: Is there a trick to making the seat belts retract better? Those stupid seat belts are NOT cheap either. LMC seems to want nearly $100 for just one. At least I think it is the price for just one. The LMc website is not very specific, but the word "set" is not used. __________________ FRANKENTRUCK 1981 Chevrolet C10 Shortbed Stepside GRANDTRUCK 1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside Longbed http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=584617 PROJECT JIGSAW 1967 GMC C3500 GREAT WHITE 1986 Blazer M1009

12-01-2012, 12:34 PM	#4
Rubble Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Big Valley. Alberta Posts: 674	Re: Is there a trick to making the seat belts retract better? Good luck getting the mounting bolt out without twisting it off!! I have busted knuckles on a few occasions replacing belts,then you gotta drill it out.But hey,if everything went easy,you would have nothing to crab about eh!!!! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1977 Chev C30 454/465/14ff DRW 1974 Chev C20.350/465/14ff " Rock n Roll ain't noise pollution"

12-01-2012, 12:38 PM	#5
Tucson38 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tucson Arizona Posts: 164	Re: Is there a trick to making the seat belts retract better? I had a problem since 1985 on my GMC with this issue. Finally (after 27 years) I replaced them with a set of non-retractable belts. They're sometimes a PITA to adjust, plus they just hang when released but at least I know they will stay intact in the event of an accident. Just don't trust the retractables anymore.

12-01-2012, 02:44 PM	#6
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: Is there a trick to making the seat belts retract better? Mine are weak as well but I trust them. Anytime I go over a bump fast and my truck jerks in the air they lock. If I have to panic brake they lock. I trust them period. The internal springs are weak for sure for the retract but I'm thinking of taking them apart and putting springs from a new belt into the old Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

12-01-2012, 03:02 PM	#7
motornut 78K & 79C Jimmys Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa Ont CANADA Posts: 7,901	Re: Is there a trick to making the seat belts retract better? check the plunger going threw the sill seen them fulla dirt,over spray ,rubbing,maybe the seat belt isn't centered in the hole? pop of the cover for cleaning too __________________ John 1978 GMCJimmy4X4-350/203 1979 GMCJimmy4X2-305/350

12-01-2012, 07:20 PM	#8
OxonCounty77 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Oxford,England UK Posts: 21	Re: Is there a trick to making the seat belts retract better? Mine seem to tighten across my abdomen as I drive along. If you didnt want a pee at the start of the journey,youre desperate by the end......

12-02-2012, 11:32 PM	#9
grs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Roanoke, Tx. Posts: 1,561	Re: Is there a trick to making the seat belts retract better? Wd40

12-03-2012, 06:17 PM	#12
Oilbrnr Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 390	Re: Is there a trick to making the seat belts retract better? https://www.seatbeltplanet.com/webbing-replacement/ Haven't investigated yet, but saw them mentioned in another similar thread. __________________ -Don- '66 C10 w/factory A/C '77 Cheyenne K5 350/465/205 '80 Custom Deluxe K20 350/465/205 '04 Denali XL '05 DMax CCLB 4x Have a Hickey Sidewinder Winch and need the owners/install manual? Send me a PM with your email address and I'll forward you a .pdf



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