I've read many threads to do with Mustang seat-belt retraction problems, well I thought I'd share something I did that fixed my retraction problem.
After bringing my car into Ford (hoping they'd fix it for free ) and getting quoted $230 to fix it crapola, I decided to try fixing it myself. The belt didn't feel smooth to pull out and would not retract without me actually feeding the belt back in manually. Here's what I did:
I took the panelling off that covers the retractor... Everything looked fine at first but when I pulled the belt out and let it retract I realized that the belt wasn't winding on straight - as the belt wound on it gradually started rubbing more and more against the side of the retractor. Ideally, to wind it on straight, the spindle of the retractor should be perpendicular to the belt. All I did was bend the retractor unit so that the belt would wind on straight, and it works PERFECTLY now!! Probably this won't work for everybody but I thought I'd put it out there anyway because it worked great for me.
I've searched for a fix but didn't find anything so hopefully no one else has posted this already.
After bringing my car into Ford (hoping they'd fix it for free
I took the panelling off that covers the retractor... Everything looked fine at first but when I pulled the belt out and let it retract I realized that the belt wasn't winding on straight - as the belt wound on it gradually started rubbing more and more against the side of the retractor. Ideally, to wind it on straight, the spindle of the retractor should be perpendicular to the belt. All I did was bend the retractor unit so that the belt would wind on straight, and it works PERFECTLY now!!
I've searched for a fix but didn't find anything so hopefully no one else has posted this already.