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2002 Suburban seat belt tensioner

My driver's side seat belt fails to retract fully. The seat belt is integral with the seat with the retraction mechanism in the seat itself. How do I get to the tension adjustment to tighten things up?

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AS seat belt operation is paramount safety it would be in you best intereste to have the unit replaced as something is faulty in the setting and retention area.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 01, 2009

SOURCE: driver side seat belt is fully retracted and will not release.

Try giving it a solid tap with something hard (screw driver handle) while jiggling the seatbelt.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 15, 2009

SOURCE: seat belt will not retract. how do i fix it?

The mechanism that allows it to retract is broken. Replace the seat belt.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 03, 2011

SOURCE: seat belt won't retract complete, drivers side

have a look to see if its coiled in twisted as you pull the belt out if the buckle doesn't line straight to the female end well its probely retracted in twisted to repair pull the belt out all the way and then realign the belt its quite hard to do so take your time hope this helps.

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This means you have problem with left (Driver) side pretentioner (Seat belt retract system).
It doesn't mean physical belt or retract mechanism.It is just bomb wiring which is part of airbag system.
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Code 33 is warning for this part on 2005 Towncar.(older model is different meaning in Ford/Lincoln, it's possibly passenger side airbag system for earlier model)
Before you work for any part of Airbag system and touch any "Yellow connector", * *Disconnect battery (negative side is good enough) and wait at least 5 min to clear all power in system**.(Airbag store back up power for few minutes to be able to deploy even in case if power disconnected)
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only one yellow connector. (make sure your battery is disconnected)
Check its physical connection or looseness.if connection looks fine, you may have to replace whole seat belt ($180-$200 in Lincoln dealer)
You can check if pretensionor is good or bad by regular tester, but unless you know how, I won't tell (because I don't wan't you to blow out pretentionor).








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