How Easy To Grease Seatbelt Mechanism? (Benimar)

[HKF]

Hi We have a double hab seat with seatbelts and use this seat for our little dog on her seatbelt harness. When we collected the MoHo there was no issue at all with pulling the belts out and using them. Now, however, they're both really sensitive to being used and the inertia kicks in within a couple of inches or so, even if I pull them out reeeaally sloooowly (I know how inertia works ). I managed to get one out and now daren't let it back in, in case I can't get it out again. I called the previous owner and he said they'd never had a problem with them but offered to pay the bill to have them fixed, which was immensely kind of him. However, it's since been suggested by someone else that the mechanism might simply need greasing. How easy is it to do this, please? If it's easy enough, I'd rather do this myself than have the previous owner pay a garage to do it. And, if it is easy, what product do I need to use to free it up a little, please?

Here's a picture of them. The cover is on with screws, which I'm assuming I'll remove and see the mechanism. Is that correct, please? I'd be grateful for any help. Thank you

 

[Jev88]

Copious furniture polish.

You don't want oil and grease to get anywhere near the inertia mechanism?

 

[HKF]

Copious furniture polish.

You don't want oil and grease to get anywhere near the inertia mechanism?

Ah, ok. I have some fine silicone spray. Would that be ok, please?

 

[TheBig1]

Ah, ok. I have some fine silicone spray. Would that be ok, please?

NO! not unless you can get it directly on the mechanism, not the belt. Pull the belt out fully and spray both sides with pledge/mr sheen etc and allow to roll back in. give it 5 minutes and work the belt in and out multiple times. That is what dealers and garages do all the time

 

[HKF]

NO! not unless you can get it directly on the mechanism, not the belt. Pull the belt out fully and spray both sides with pledge/mr sheen etc and allow to roll back in. give it 5 minutes and work the belt in and out multiple times. That is what dealers and garages do all the time

Oh, ok. Thank you so much! The problem is getting it out in the first place but I'll persevere tomorrow and then spray it. Thank you again Very much appreciate your help!

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