Date:         Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:52:40 -0600
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: slow seatbelts noisy windshield wipers
Comments: To: Bill MacLachlan <billmacla@GMAIL.COM>
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---- Bill MacLachlan <billmacla@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> seatbelts retract slowly- anyone got a fix ( other than patience)?

I cleaned my belts with an alcohol based cleaner.  Window cleaner works well, just as it does for the seats and carpet.  I guess soap would work, but drying time might be a factor, and I would not want to have them retracted wet.  But, after cleaning, they retracted much more smoothly and quickly.  If the mechanism itself could be cleaned, I am sure that would be even better, but at least I no longer have tangled belts laying around. If someone has a simple way to clean the mechanism, I would appreciate knowing it.   mcneely

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> and
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> very noisy windshield wiper mechanism.... sounds like the drive, not the
> motor...any suggestions on how to quiet it down?
>
> Bill M
> Yellow I4 tintop
> Blue '89 westy

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David McNeely