Problem with gu Patrol seat belts
Submitted: Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 at 18:21
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Member - Julio C (VIC)
Hi, Im having problems with my gu Patrol
seat belts, they will not retract on their own, they have to be pushed in by hand. Ive asked a couple of patrol owners and it doesn't seem to bother them but it annoys the crap out of me. Just wondering if anybody out there has had similar problems, or can tell me the best way to rectify them. Thanks
Reply By: DMH122 - Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 at 19:07
Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 at 19:07
G,day Julio
I think you will find a build up of grime where the belt slides at the upper mounting point i do a few at my work, i just scrape of grime with a plastic blade or small blade screwdriver & then clean surface with prepsol or similar. Cheers Grant.
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Reply By: Member - Tezza Qld - Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 at 19:07
Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 at 19:07
Hi Julio
Try spraying the belt and retracter with silicon spray. Works a treat on
mine.
Cheers Teza
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Reply By: Fatso - Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 at 20:45
Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 at 20:45
G'day Julio.
I have had problems with my Nissan seatbelts not retracting as
well. Getting it with my 30,000 k old hilux already too.
What I have done in the past is to pull the belt right out as far as it goes & wash it & where it slides back in. I just used dish washing soap & a brush & rinsed the belt off with the hose.
You can give it a spray of teflon or silicone spray when it is dry.
Worst case is you might have to pull the cover off the pillar & clean down there as
well.
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Reply By: ChrisE - Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 at 22:00
Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 at 22:00
From memory there was a recall for this issue, however all they did was clean the belt and put on a kit that had a tape that fitted to the the top guide to allow the belt to slide a bit better.
Mine does same and my Falcon did same. Maybe the recall was for the Ford?? As others have said cleaning belt and guides is fix, Check the top guide for crud.
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Follow Up By: happytravelers - Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 at 22:52
Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 at 22:52
It wasn't a recall, just a service bulletin issued to dealers. The kit consisted of a piece of fine wire which was used to clean the top guide by working it back and
forth like a sawing motion. The tape was then to go between the belt and slide to provide a friction free surface for the belt to slide on. In reality the tape proved almost impossible to fit without creasing it. The best solution is as stated before, to thoroughly clean the belt and top slide.
Jon
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Reply By: Member - Bucky - Monday, Nov 21, 2011 at 06:10
Monday, Nov 21, 2011 at 06:10
Julio
Give the belts a bloody good clean, and use silicone on the retractor.
But b ecarefull, they fly back
Which reminds me !
Gotta do
mine again.
Cheers
Bucky
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Reply By: anglepole - Monday, Nov 21, 2011 at 12:50
Monday, Nov 21, 2011 at 12:50
There is a Nissan fix kit for this. Part number is 87880 79900.
I think they about $12-$15. You will need one kit per
seat.
Hope this helps.
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Reply By: Member -Dodger - Monday, Nov 21, 2011 at 16:55
Monday, Nov 21, 2011 at 16:55
If you clean the
seat belt wiyh a hot soapy solution rinse then when dry apply armorall they will zoom back in. Do this with
mine when needed and works
well.
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