So I bought a classic and PO removed the seat belts from the rear and let them wind all the way up to the wheel well mounting points. The inertia switch is of course activated and cant rewind. Any ideas or SOL and just replace? Thanks!
Sometimes gravity alone will activate the lock like if the vehicle were on it's side or upside down. Have you tried holding it in the same orientation as it would be when in the vehicle?
Sometimes gravity alone will activate the lock like if the vehicle were on it's side or upside down. Have you tried holding it in the same orientation as it would be when in the vehicle?
I just installed new belts this weekend for my bench seat as both of the rollers on the old ones broke and were basically useless.
With seatbelts, when you pull them very fast (simulate crash) the spool moves forward a little which forces a metal w-shaped piece above the spool to "lock" into the belt that is exiting the mechanism, stopping anymore forward movement of a passenger. When the belts are fully rolled up/spooled, it has the same effect on that metal spring piece, as it pushes upward on it which lock belt from exiting any further.
What you have to do is unroll the belt spool from the bottom, as the actual spool is not locked, but the belt exiting the seatbelt mechanism is. Once you get about 2-3 feet unspooled, the metal piece should loosen off of the belt and it should now work properly. Don't let the belt roll all the way back in and this should not happen again.
Right that makes sense but how do you get the bracket through as well? Can you remove the belt clip and slide the mounting bracket past the housing brackets?
Fixed! I wasnt able to slide the belt it was too wound up however I was able to snake a flathead into the clutch and move to release. Thanks everyone for their help!
Bill take a video as this seems to come up every few months and takes a while for people to fix.
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