Seat belts

bucks77ford · Apr 6, 2012

My shoulder harness belts don't seem to "catch" when I extend them all the way out and then back in order to secure my son's car seat in tight. Is that normal for these old belts or do I have something wrong with mine. I see LMC actually has replacement shoulder harness belts for $200. If I do have something wrong, is there a way to fix them or should I just go with the replacement. My belts are black, so at least a replacement from LMC will match and I don't have to worry about certain colors.

Jolly Green · Apr 6, 2012

Mine seem to catch all the time. Taking a sharp turn, they catch. Stoping quickly, they catch. If anything, I always thought these old belts seemed more sensitive than newer ones.

If you still have the original belts, it might not hurt to replace them anyway. It is said that the belt itself weakens over time. Good that yours are black. Mine, with Explorer package, are green. I'll never find those!

Would it be unsafte to put the child seat in the center and secure it with the lap belt?

bucks77ford · Apr 6, 2012

I already have another car seat in the center. I may just replace them and be done with it

LEB Ben · Apr 6, 2012

I'm with Steve, mine catch at every opportunity.

m78 · Apr 6, 2012

You might try blowing the crud out of the mechanism and lubricating it. Won't take but a few minutes.

fatherdoug · Apr 6, 2012

Mine also catch, even when I lean forward too fast to do things like adjust radio voluime.

Beach66Bum · Apr 6, 2012

fatherdoug said:
Mine also catch, even when I lean forward too fast to do things like adjust radio voluime.

Ditto

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