Wild-Surfwood Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Hello all. My front passenger seatbelt is stuck with just about enough room for my wife( ) to squeeze in and lock. With winter coming and layers getting thicker it’s getting harder to squeeze in. Not to mention it is not safe. I have not been in an accident… all videos I’ve seen show people with masks on tampering with seatbelts to unlock them. Most have used a cutoff saw at some point… not something I want todo. Should I just suck it up and bring it to a Ford dealer or is there a fix? Thanks so much. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 On 12/6/2021 at 10:59 AM, Wild-Surfwood said: bring it to a Ford dealer or is there a fix? Probably the same fix. The seat belt rolls into a spool. There are some gears. Take it apart. Let's rule out the possibility that the seat belt really has reached it's limit, and that your passenger is just too large of a person. You might be able to find an obstruction, or see a broken part which is causing the problem. From there, it's just replacing parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild-Surfwood Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 Thanks for the reply Fifty150. I took all of the side panels off in front of the belt and found this ratchet socket jammed between the frame and belt roll. I looked it up, and it is the same brand they use at the Ford factory. I removed it and belt is like new. Pretty good outcome:) PhotoAl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) The first thing that you have to wonder, is what a shop, any shop, may have charged. They would have wanted at least an hour for diagnostic work - which is what you did. Some shops would have been honest. They would tell you, "look what we found in there". Other shops would have charged you an hour for diagnostics, another hour of labor for the repair. A real dishonest shop would simply charge you for 4 hours of shop time; and the cost of parts such as a new seat belt spool, gears, springs, fasteners, buckle, and shop supplies. Made in Japan. 11mm. You got real lucky with that. That 1 socket is probably worth about $10. Maybe you can sell it on eBay. Don't fret over Ford factory mechanics using tools Made in Japan. My Harley Davidson has Japanese Industrial Standard screws. Can you imagine having to special order a Japanese screwdriver and screws? Nope. You can't use a regular American Philips screwdriver. That will just strip and damage the screw. Edited December 21, 2021 by Fifty150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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