Inertia Mechanism on Rear Seat Belts

[Richard Leslie]

I have read the ( very ) extensive listing on rear seat belts but was unable to come up with a remedy for my problem.

The belts were fitted about 5 years ago by the previous owner but now the inertia mechanism seems to have stopped working. As you pull out the belts they lock and release when pressure is taken off but they do not retract. Is there some method of "lubricating" the spool to allow them to stow or is it a case of new belts. The car they are fitted to is a Convertible.
RLA

[bmcecosse]

There is sometimes a control knob on the side - which if turned, may help. Or indeed - no harm spraying a bit of oil in to see if that helps. The lock is usually a ball bearing running in a track.

[philthehill]

If the belt is faulty how ever small the fault replace - better to have fully working belts than trying to save the cost of new belt(s).
Your life may depend on the belt working correctly at the time you really need it to work correctly.
Phil

[Richard Leslie]

The control knob wasn't there but the Lub worked a treat. All working as they should do, guess the BB was gummed up. Many thanks.

Rick