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  1. 03-26-2012, 06:00 PM #1
    mfitton
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    Early Non-retracting Seat Belts

    I have an early 911 with the non-retracting seatbelts and they are frozen and I can't seem to get them to adjust. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to spray on them to loosen them and get them working properly. I think they have not been adjusted in a longtime and just froze up. One belt moves a little bit but you really have to pull hard. Thanks
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  2. 03-27-2012, 01:55 AM #2
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    Problem with the metal is that most everything you use to free them up can stain the belt. You could try a dunk in very hot water first. I have seen old seatbelts that didn't rust together but had a nice calcification-looking white crud that froze them up from spinning and stuck the belts onto the rollers and a good cooking freed them right up. Seatbelt soup anyone? Once freed up consider removing the belts and washing them with a bit of fabric softener to make them supple again.
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  3. 03-27-2012, 03:52 AM #3
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    Mine were stuck when I first bought the car. I was able to pop off the outer cover on the adjustable part of teh buckle and disassemble it to clean the moving parts. They work great now.

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  4. 03-27-2012, 04:05 AM #4
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    Mike, I've had the same problem, sent my belts off to a belt restorer who replaced the webbing. Supple NEW webbing adjusts correctly again!!
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  5. 03-27-2012, 09:50 AM #5
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    I used successfully silicone spray.
    Afterwards I cleaned them with the tornador gun and a mixture of water and orange oil cleaner.
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