my front pass. side seat belt has been getting slower and slower to the point it has to fed by hand to pull it in.
can the re-coil ends be lubed to have it pull the belt in?i know the S.I.P.S system has a charge to lock the belt in the event of collision.
i've lubed the belt tensioners in my old 240's and my old bimmer for slow and weak retraction so i know how the assy works.
thanks for suggestions,dave
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83 242 DL -132k, 92-965-201k, 94-965-208k, 84-242 GLT-Gone, but not forgotten,83-245GLT-1'st brick (the 1'st 3 currently on the road)

thanks tvpierce,i have pulled the cover off at the top and able to look 3/4 of the way down and pull the belt all the way out.i didn't see the belt flipped but it could be on the reel which i was unable to see.
it's a real PITA pulling and re-installing the cover with out doing any damage to the felt covering on the cover.
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83 242 DL -132k, 92-965-201k, 94-965-208k, 84-242 GLT-Gone, but not forgotten,83-245GLT-1'st brick (the 1'st 3 currently on the road)

Check to make sure the belt hasn't flipped 180-degrees behind the interior panel. That happened to mine, and it made the belt retract poorly. Took it apart, lubed it, but it wasn't any better. Then I realized the belt was flipped. I flipped the belt back the way is was supposed to be, and it worked great.

Good luck.

Jeff Pierce
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'93 945 Turbo ( one kickass family car ! ), '92 Mercedes 190E (my daily driver), '53 Willys-Overland Pickup (my snow-plow truck/conversation piece -- sold to a loving home), '85 Jeep CJ-7 w/ Fisher plow