Any advice for my locked seat belts

Rust problems and repairs, leaky sunroof... Battery, starter, lights, fuses, airco, heating unit, stereo... | Tuning: custom spoilers & bodykits, fiberglass parts...
NO parts requests here, please use our V3M BUY & SELL corner
Post Reply
Adam2012
Posts: 9
Joined: 02 Sep 2012 10:03 pm

Any advice for my locked seat belts

Post by Adam2012 » 09 Apr 2013 10:25 am

I have the seat belts from my 340 but they have not been in the car for sometime. I have not yet tried to re-install them because they are locked meaning the belts do not pull out from the mechanism however, they do retract but then it just make the belt smaller. So my question is, can they be fixed and get them back to working order. Any advice would be much appreciated.

It is for all seat belts front and back.

Thanks :D

Logan360
Posts: 848
Joined: 23 Jun 2012 08:51 am

Re: Any advice for my locked seat belts

Post by Logan360 » 09 Apr 2013 11:06 am

Have you tried bombing the mechanism with crc or wd40 type solvent? brake cleaner?
Own:
86 360GLT
97 S90
92 960S, Royal
01 Subaru Lancaster 6
96 Volvo 854R

Owned
E90 320 M-sport wagon
S60T -Mazda Familia
850lpt -AU Falcon
855T5 -91, 95, 97 960
940TIC -Mitsi GTO TT
16x 360-Toyota corolla
Toyota corona-R32 Skyline
V70R -V70T5

Adam2012
Posts: 9
Joined: 02 Sep 2012 10:03 pm

Re: Any advice for my locked seat belts

Post by Adam2012 » 09 Apr 2013 11:17 am

Would I have to remove the plastic or just spray it all over

User avatar
Chris_C
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 9600
Joined: 18 Jun 2004 11:53 pm
Location: South Coast, UK

Re: Any advice for my locked seat belts

Post by Chris_C » 09 Apr 2013 12:54 pm

Neither... they have to be held dead vertical otherwise the inertia mechanism won't let any belt out. Try holding them at the same angle they are in the car (or bolting them in) then seeing if the same thing happens.
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
Ex:
'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast

CBA
Posts: 1071
Joined: 24 Mar 2010 02:14 am

Re: Any advice for my locked seat belts

Post by CBA » 09 Apr 2013 03:09 pm

thats what I was goona say, they have to be vertical, they are meant to lock if the car goes upside down, they lock round corners, on angles.. anything but dead still and dead vertical and they should lock.

Adam2012
Posts: 9
Joined: 02 Sep 2012 10:03 pm

Re: Any advice for my locked seat belts

Post by Adam2012 » 09 Apr 2013 04:36 pm

Thanks for all your help, however i will have to try(I'm going to put them back in the car to get the correct position) this later as I simply dont have the time today but i will let you know how it goes thanks

User avatar
Hell Driver
Posts: 1415
Joined: 18 Aug 2009 09:58 pm
Location: Doncaster UK

Re: Any advice for my locked seat belts

Post by Hell Driver » 09 Apr 2013 05:01 pm

As Chris said, very tricky to get them to pull out when not in the car, you can do it but it's easier to put them in or at least hold them in position in the car to get the angle right.
360 GLE Saloon (D 86)
360 GLS (A 84)
343 DL (W 80) :-)
340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
Transit Tipper 125 T350 (02)Alive Again!
Transit Tipper Smiley face Q reg
Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 (54)
R.I.P. 77 343 DL vario :-(

Adam2012
Posts: 9
Joined: 02 Sep 2012 10:03 pm

Re: Any advice for my locked seat belts

Post by Adam2012 » 11 Apr 2013 09:58 am

Sorry for the late reply guys, I did manage to try them in the car and no luck so ill just get some new ones from a volvo 340 being broken

Thanks anyway :D

Post Reply