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Been a few years since I removed these. does anyone know how to refit them? As they are the seat belt doesn't return to the normal position. Does the spring need to be under tension some how? Or am I missing any bits for it?
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I have a how do I do that one taking the Belts off, and on a Cabriolet you can change them out with ones off a Cabrio with a little modification.
Unspooling the Belts and Washing them in a bucket or Washing machine works to clean the webbing, but makes one hell of a racket, and you need to place them in a pillow case.
The spring that you have in the picture is the one that maintains the belt in position, as in Center upright.
It doesn't have anything to do with the Belt retraction.
Belt retraction is controlled by the Gravity Dog, and the Clock spring that is one the smaller side of the belt housing.
Clock spring on the right or thinner side.
Gravity check or dog on the Thicker or Left side in the Picture.
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Gravity dog out of it's walk…
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I see what you mean by it been trial and error. Which ever way or what ever tension I put on the sprint it does thisandyphill said
Hi, the spring needs to be under tension, i used a screw driver to wind the spring round a few turns until the belt sits in the correct position. It's a bit of trial and error.
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I have the shorter ones on my Cabriolets rear belt attachment…The longer ones were at the top belt pivot.
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I see what you mean by it been trial and error. Which ever way or what ever tension I put on the sprint it does this![]()
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That's correct, the belt should sit flat on the floor so you don't trip over it when getting into the back of the car.
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