Seat Belt Question

go3scott1 · February 13, 2004

Hello all,

I have a 2001 silverado lt with leather seats and my seat belt squeaks where the spool is, eveytime that I move it. Its rather annoying since everytime you move up or down is squeaks. Is this something that I can fix my self? I think it just needs to be wd-40'd or oiled but how do I get to it?

Thanks

Scott

NothinButBowTies · February 13, 2004

My 2000 did this until one day I pulled the little cover off the top of the seat belt and carefully sprayed the retractor with WD 40 in each corner. ( I didnt want to drench it in WD 40 and smell like everytime I got out of the truck). It worked great! The cover takes a good wack to get it to stick back into place.

Hopes this helps....

RyanZ71 · February 13, 2004

Mine is doing the same thing, will try to lubricate it soon.

99silveradoz71 · February 14, 2004

Same issue here when you rock forward and back in the seat. The dealer squared it away the last time, but I may have to give it a look. Any trick to getting that cover off?- Cloth buckets?

hihosilver · February 14, 2004

Mine doing the same...Man it's annoying!

COZWV · February 15, 2004

I'd suggest puling the seatbelt all the way out before lubing so you dont get any spray onto it.

COZ

go3scott1 · February 16, 2004

Is there a special trick to get that little cover off?

do you just stick your fingers or something under there and pull?

NothinButBowTies · February 16, 2004

Is there a special trick to get that little cover off?
do you just stick your fingers or something under there and pull?

I used the smallest screwdriver I had and got it off that way. Those things are on there! To keep from spraying the whole inside of the seat, I used the little straw that came with the can a was touching the sides of the retractor before I sprayed it.