Seat belt retractor

[nick]

Seat belt wasn't retracting so I took it apart. The spring had disengaged at one end. But it popped out when it took of the cover that said "do not remove cover." Now I know why they put that on there. Anyway, I can't figure out how it goes back in. Need some help.


nick
'79 TR7

[Odd]

It doesn't. (Not without the tools needed...)

Get a new/rebuilt belt...

[tr7inc]

Hi Nick, i did the same thing last year when one of mine was sticking, soon as i opened, the coiul spring inside jsut went all over the place, i rolled it back several times but just couldnt do it, so i gave up and bought i replacement, a lesson i learned that day.



Steve
1979 BL Press Car Pre Production Prototype Inca Yellow DHC

[nick]

With much effort it can be put back. Here is how. First fully retract the belt on the spool. Next, the spring cover has a hole in the center which is covered by a foil sticker. Peal it off. It can be replaced. With the cover removed and in your right hand and the spring in your left, the spring hooks into the cover with the notch down and the spring coming out from the left side of the keeper. This is important because it appears that it should come out of the right side of the keeper. It look wrong because the spring wants to coil clockwise but it must be forced to coil anti-clockwise. Once coiled in the cover use needle nose pliers through the hole to tighten the spring about 4 or 5 turns and then while holding tension on the spring with the pliers fit the spring into the belt spool slot and at the same time fit the cover back. Lastly refit the foil covers for the hole. Sounds easy but it took me several hours. Most of the time was wasted because I had coiled the spring in the wrong direction and couldn't make any sense of how it could possibly work.


nick
'79 TR7