Sagging seat belts! Anyone else have this problem?

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This problem has agitated me for a while now. I called Ford to see how much to replace them, ($$$)! I pulled out the panels today to see what I could do with them, and found the problem. The roller has only one bolt holding it on and after years of use, the roller twists and this causes the belt to track off to one side and hang up. To solve the problem just twist the roller assembly to where the belt tracks evenly. Problem solved!!

 

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Welcome to the club. It's not that there is only one bolt. That's all there should be. The re-wind springs in the housing start to wear after a while, and the next thing you know, it's starting to twist. I've gone through three on the driver's side, and one on the passenger. Either deal with it, or get a set of harnesses!

 

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mine makes noises and when i take it off it doesnt roll up just kinda dangles out the door till i put it up

 

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mine too

 

Craig Mack

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bowens99GT said:

when i take it off it doesnt roll up just kinda dangles out the door till i put it up

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Same here with my '97 Cobra!!

 

JonJon

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So limp

 

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Mine too!!!

 

70stangcoupe

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Mine too.

Does the original poster's fix really work??

 

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Yeah, does that fix work? I've got both sides doing that no tension stuff and no one is ever in my passenger seat. It makes me suspect that they will not work right in a crash.

 

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OMG dood, you read my mind, this is so agrivating, mine does this but now that you mention it, it seems like that fix would work. Thanks man.

 

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Mine does the same...but no worries about them working well in a crash. they work fantastic speaking from experience

 

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Every time I get out of my car (or a passenger) I move the move the piece (on the floor) back. That takes some pressure off the spring while I'm not driving. I've also stopped putting my seat belts through the loops on the top of the seat. That also puts constant pressure on the spring while you're not driving.

I'm just trying to get the most miles I can out of this POS seat belt design.

 

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Trust me guys, this mod does work. I did it 4 months ago and have zero belt sag! I also pulled the belt out of the roller, spun the roller one turn and replaced the belt. This increased the spring pressure in the roller assembly. To keep the roller bracket from shifting again you can probably drilla hole and put in a sheet-metal screw to hold it in place.

 

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thanks, this was a serious annoyance

 

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jadesville said:

thanks, this was a serious annoyance

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Ditto! Stupid belts!

I'm buying a drill.

 

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XTONKAX said:

Ditto! Stupid belts!

I'm buying a drill.

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im buyin a pair of sissors

back to the ole rope

 

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What exactly is a sagging seatbelt? Does it not pull up anymore once the seatbelt is off? Im kinda confused.

 

Craig Mack

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modu1ar tek said:

What exactly is a sagging seatbelt? Does it not pull up anymore once the seatbelt is off?

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You got it. It's real annoying becuase you always have to coax it back into it's "rolled up" position everytime you go somewhere and get out of your car.

 

JonJon

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I'm dropping my car off at Ford tonight and told them to fix the seat belts while doing an oil change. alldata.com/recalls shows a safety recall :
2. 99S26 OCT 99 Recall - Safety Belt Retractor Inspection/Replacement

I figure they may fix it then, even though I'm out of warranty since it's a safety recall.

 

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JonJon said:

I'm dropping my car off at Ford tonight and told them to fix the seat belts while doing an oil change. alldata.com/recalls shows a safety recall :
2. 99S26 OCT 99 Recall - Safety Belt Retractor Inspection/Replacement

I figure they may fix it then, even though I'm out of warranty since it's a safety recall.

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JonJon, let me know if they fix it.

Think it'll work on 97s, too??