[urq] Seat belt retractor: do's and don'ts question

[Ado Sigal]

Paint brush,  WD40 and compressed air work wery well. Little bit 
involved, but worth doing.  Can lubricate the spring (especially if 
rusty) with thin synth oil or silicon grease.

Regards,

Ado

Louis-Alain Richard wrote:

>I am catching up on all the little things I have to do before the
>winter...
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>The driver's side seat belt is a little "slow" now, so I want to
>lubricate the mechanism to give it a new life. 
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>Can I do it? Should I do it? What is a good lubricant for this?
>
>When I read about this in various sources, they always say "don't mess
>with it, just replace it".
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>TIA,
>
>Louis-Alain
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