Seat Belts - Used Parts

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John Normile - 05 Feb 2006 18:26 GMT

I have a "91 Explorer that I have had since new. And I have managed
to repair all of the common problems associated with these early
trucks. Now another issue has arisen.

The female end of the drivers seat belt is failing. About half of
the time the belt will not stay engaged, It will "click" as if
locked, but will easily pull out. So I began looking for a
replacement in junk yards. But none have any Explorers! Where are
all these junk Explorers at? I know new is better, but new is >$75!

Anyone out there parting out an early Explorer?

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mab6680 - 05 Feb 2006 20:39 GMT

is your life not worth 75 bucks you could try ebay or do a search on one of
these junk yard parts finder searches or even do a search for aftermarket
parts try rockauto.com they sell a lot of parts for a fraction of the cost

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351CJ - 05 Feb 2006 22:59 GMT

> is your life not worth 75 bucks you could try ebay or do a search on one
> of
> these junk yard parts finder searches or even do a search for aftermarket
> parts try rockauto.com they sell a lot of parts for a fraction of the cost

I had a persistent ratchet problem with the seatbelts on an '88 F-250. I
thought I shouldn't trust my & my passengers lives to possibly worn, faulty
"used parts", so I bit the bullet and ordered & purchased both front sets
(sold in sets only) from the Ford dealer. These were more than $100 ($140
ish?) per set. Turns out the in very short order, the exact same ratchet
problem was going on with the "brand new" seat belt assemblies new from
Ford. I should have saved my money...

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