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From: rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Shoulder Belt Retractor Failure - How Do I Fix It?
Message-ID: <1664@hound.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 23-Feb-86 00:46:03 EST
Article-I.D.: hound.1664
Posted: Sun Feb 23 00:46:03 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 26-Feb-86 03:39:49 EST
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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The retractor on the driver's shoulder belt in my 1975 Chrysler
Newport has stopped working.  The retractor on the lap belt still
works fine.
My dealer says it will cost $100 for the assembly (plus labor) to
fix it.  Do I have any alternatives? Can I get an assembly from a 
junk yard or ...? Is it something even an idiot (well, slow learner)
can do?  Or should I just keep driving around with a loose shoulder
belt and rely on the iron mass up front to deal with all the hondas,
etc I might run into?  What if I hit a Mack truck?
Thanks in advance.
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