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Author: Subject: Locked Seatbelts. Seat Belts
Angel Acevedo

posted on 5/12/14 at 03:02 PM Reply With Quote
Locked Seatbelts. Seat Belts

Season Greetings to all.
I have a 1995 Mustang from which I removed the seatbelts for a friend that wants them.
The seatbelts were working fine, but after removal, they won´t release. This is, they will retract OK, but won´t release readily, they will release some 10 mm at a time with a clicking sound.
Does any of you have a clue of what is going on and what can I do to fix them?
Thanks in advance.
AA
PS: I have posted the same question on the USA Locost forum.





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Stot

posted on 5/12/14 at 03:11 PM Reply With Quote
OEM inertia seatbelts will often only pull out smoothly when in exactly the right orientation as they are when fitted in the intended car. The clutch in them will engage in other orientations thinking the car is rolling/stopping quickly etc and so holding the passenger in.

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HowardB

posted on 5/12/14 at 03:20 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Stot
OEM inertia seatbelts will often only pull out smoothly when in exactly the right orientation as they are when fitted in the intended car. The clutch in them will engage in other orientations thinking the car is rolling/stopping quickly etc and so holding the passenger in.

Cheers
Stot


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big_wasa

posted on 5/12/14 at 03:36 PM Reply With Quote
As above even swapping left to right alters the angle and stops them working.
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Slimy38

posted on 5/12/14 at 04:17 PM Reply With Quote
I'm intending to reuse my MX5 seat belts, and I've found if I mount them at the angle of the back support they don't work, I'll need to use a bracket or post to orientate them correctly.
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Angel Acevedo

posted on 5/12/14 at 04:30 PM Reply With Quote
Thanks guys.
They are already packed in the post.
My friend will need to sort that out.
Best regards.
AA





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