Seat belt recoil

[1jz68u]

Hey is there any way to get the recoil on a seatbelt to tighten up again? like tightening a spring or something?

i have just had to put another one in because mine was frayed, but the one i got is a bit loose at the end, still locks and everything just doesn't go all the way back in unless you help it.

any ideas?

thanks

[blacktop]

they're not really designed to be pulled apart but you can tighten up a spring that controls the retraction.

have just done this to my UCF11

[wagonist]

I've done this before on some of my older Subarus.

You say you got a spare out of the car?
Happy to have a look at it sometime to see what can be done with it.
They are not supposed to be pulled apart, but that's not saying that they can't be successfully.

[1jz68u]

old one is gone now, so they need to be fully taken apart? i one i just put in had plastic screw looking things on the side thought they might have tightened it or something.

will get some pics

[wagonist]

I've never looked too hard at a toyota belt before, so I'm not 100% sure.

[1jz68u]

the only reason im worried is have to go to a blue slip station to clear my defects and i don't want them to fail me on it. unless you know a "good" blue slip place?