I got in my car yesterday and was about to drive home when I realised that the seat belt wouldn't wind out?!?!
I pulled and wiggled it but it had no effect, so I had to drive home (30 mins) crapping myself and it didn't help when a police car drove past me!!!
So when I got home I took the seat belt off the car and took it inside for some investigation work. I removed the cover and looked at the ratchet mechanism that locks the seat belt. I forced it open but still the belt didn’t come out??? I couldn’t remove the mechanism as it was a star screw so left it alone.
But the other side was held in by 2 cross head screws but said "Do not Remove" on the cover. Did this dissuade me, oh no. I did realise that it might say this as it had a spring inside. Had a peek inside and it looked like a metal disk, ah no spring I thought! So as I opened it it exploded! That metal disk was a tightly wound strip of metal :nugget:
After 10 minutes of rewinding the metal strip I manage to get it back together but the seat belt still doesn’t work? Why do I bother?
Seat Belt Problem
Started by
CharlieBrown
, May 14 2004 07:15 AM
6 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 14 May 2004 - 07:15 AM
#2
Posted 14 May 2004 - 07:20 AM
Sounds like you had fun, I think you need a new seat belt :cheese:
#3
Posted 14 May 2004 - 02:42 PM
curiosity killed the cat
#4
Posted 15 May 2004 - 09:15 PM
Ha ha... Least you know how they work now tho
Nows a good excuse to get harnesses :tongue:
Nows a good excuse to get harnesses :tongue:
#5
Posted 15 May 2004 - 09:29 PM
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER
Try to repair seat belts, your life is worth more than a set of new ones, well at least mine is
Siggy
Try to repair seat belts, your life is worth more than a set of new ones, well at least mine is
Siggy
#6
Posted 17 May 2004 - 09:37 AM
So perhaps not a good idea to fix it myself then Siggy? :grin:
I was thinking a similar thing myself so, a new seat belt was acquired at Brighton when I was doing the run.
Better safe than sorry!!
Cheers Guys
I was thinking a similar thing myself so, a new seat belt was acquired at Brighton when I was doing the run.
Better safe than sorry!!
Cheers Guys
#7
Posted 17 May 2004 - 10:03 PM
Its also a bad idea to buy a used belt. If the car had been in an accident, you do not know if the belt is OK to reuse. The only way to test a belt is by pulling it apart till it breaks
Siggy
Siggy
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