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Wd40 gets a lot of stuff unstuck
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KPM- when you say the seatbelt is stuck- I am assuming you mean the lap/shoulder belt retractor is not moving? How old is your machine? Has it sat out in the rain and weather a lot that cause the retractor mechanism to rust quickly and badly?
Per Waggin Tail and Red suggest, you could spray a anti-squeak/rust breaker penetrating fluid down into the retractor, let it set for a few hours, then try to move it to free the mechanism up.
The belt assembly is removable- I have mine off right now with 4-point harness in place. I plan to take the harness out and put the seatbelts back in for more ease of use. Not sure if the retractor assembly can be taken apart or not. I know older car/truck seatbelt retractors had a removable cover that would allow you to see the entire assembly. If you don't get anywhere with yours, I'll try and get to mine in the barn and take a look for you.
Per Waggin Tail and Red suggest, you could spray a anti-squeak/rust breaker penetrating fluid down into the retractor, let it set for a few hours, then try to move it to free the mechanism up.
The belt assembly is removable- I have mine off right now with 4-point harness in place. I plan to take the harness out and put the seatbelts back in for more ease of use. Not sure if the retractor assembly can be taken apart or not. I know older car/truck seatbelt retractors had a removable cover that would allow you to see the entire assembly. If you don't get anywhere with yours, I'll try and get to mine in the barn and take a look for you.
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It’s a 2015 p500 and I bought it a year ago. The mechanism is locked up. I tried to strategically shoot kriol into it with no luck. Was hoping someone knew something about those plastic covers. If I could figure out how to get them off I thought I could work the rolled up belt back and forth at the source to see what’s locked up and hopefully break it loose. I simply sprayed the passenger side and grabbed the belt and rocked it and it came loose with a few pulls. Not so much on the drivers side.
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kroil/etc. and time……..corrosion will break free
I also had them where a small pebble must have gotten inside, kroil, flush with water best you can and more kroil, soak and time - all came loose.
I did take one off one day letretract fully, basically wound itself tight, was never able to put back together once apart😂. Tie a knot or add a clamp so is does not happen to ya if you take apart….
I also had them where a small pebble must have gotten inside, kroil, flush with water best you can and more kroil, soak and time - all came loose.
I did take one off one day letretract fully, basically wound itself tight, was never able to put back together once apart😂. Tie a knot or add a clamp so is does not happen to ya if you take apart….
OK, I had a few minutes to dig my seatbelts off the shelf. Not sure if Honda changed the design from 2015 to 2018, but mine are held together with T-15 torx head screws.
The 2 by the retractor mounting bolt allow the plastic cover over the belt to be flipped up:
The side cover comes off with 2 more to expose the inertia mechanism:
I did not take the inertia mech. apart to expose the 4 screws under it, but I think those would get you access to the spring and barrel that the belt is on.
Maybe @HondaTech can answer if there is a difference in the 2015 and 2018 belt assemblies.
The 2 by the retractor mounting bolt allow the plastic cover over the belt to be flipped up:
The side cover comes off with 2 more to expose the inertia mechanism:
I did not take the inertia mech. apart to expose the 4 screws under it, but I think those would get you access to the spring and barrel that the belt is on.
Maybe @HondaTech can answer if there is a difference in the 2015 and 2018 belt assemblies.
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Did you happen to edit the post? I’ve noticed that if I edit a post with pics attached to it that duplicates get dropped on some times. Also not inserting the pic attachments have caused that for me before too
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@MI- Trailblazer mission accomplished. I was able to get the cover off with the t15 but the issue was there was a jam where the belt fed into the belt. Wiggled it with a screwdriver and bam.
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KPM- Great to hear you got it! Always great when you are working on something stubborn and you find the problem- fix it and then instant gratification!
Jeremie- yes I did have to edit the post (missed an entire word on the re-read). Is there a way to correct it? If I do an edit and delete the extras, as soon as I save the post it puts the extra pictures back in.
Jeremie- yes I did have to edit the post (missed an entire word on the re-read). Is there a way to correct it? If I do an edit and delete the extras, as soon as I save the post it puts the extra pictures back in.
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It’s been a while. I think I deleted all the pics from the post and saved it and ended up with single copies but I haven’t done it in months.
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