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01-08-2004, 10:58 AM
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Locked Seatbelts...Not safe...Fix?
Hi again all. Hope your New Year was/is a safe one.
Ok, to the issue at hand (or is it seat?) 85 380sl: Seat belts are locking up. Last time it happened it was in the "open" position so it didn't bother me too much as I could still use the belt. But now it's locked in the retracted state. Mysteriously it started happening on both sides...????? Is this centrally controlled or merely a coincidence that both sides are acting up? Any tips on a fix. BTW, a search yielded info on a '90 Sl...most likely a different animal.
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Rick '85 380 SL (sold) '85 Carrera Flatnose '71 280 SL Signal Red/Cognac Last edited by RickM; 01-08-2004 at 07:07 PM. 
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01-08-2004, 07:09 PM
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I had a similar problem on my 85 380sl driver's side belt. I took the straw from my WD-40, put it on a silicon spray can, pointed it into the hole where the seat belt lives, sprayed the hell out of it, and wiggled the belt for a while. The belt now works fine.
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01-09-2004, 03:04 PM
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Seat belts are one of the things we positively never try to repair,,, the other being gas tanks. When you think of the consequences, go buy a new one, What's your life worth?
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01-09-2004, 03:37 PM
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I agree, however, I have seen information that states that a simple plastic fastner sometimes breaks and this leads to a binding of the belt. Having nothing to do with the actual centrifugal racheting mechanism. If it is this is the case I'll give it a go...if not I'll be the first to buy a new one.
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Rick '85 380 SL (sold) '85 Carrera Flatnose '71 280 SL Signal Red/Cognac
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