My Seat belts don't lock...
#1
My Seat belts don't lock...
Like the title says, my seatbelt's (only tried the front seats) don't lock up. When you pull on them hard, they don't lock at all. This has got me worried.. god forbid I were to get into an accident I would just fly forward. What causes this and how could I fix it?
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Right - its about being pulled fast, not hard: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt#Technologies
If both of your belts are working in the same way, they are probably fine. (Unless you always fly with a co-pilot, your driver's side belt should be the first to go - but that should be after a serious amount of driving.) If one will lock up and the other will not, then the locking mechanism could be gummed up and the belt may need to be replaced.
I had to replace a belt in a Pontiac once, but that was after 150K and the problem was due to the belt constantly locking up and not the other way around.
If both of your belts are working in the same way, they are probably fine. (Unless you always fly with a co-pilot, your driver's side belt should be the first to go - but that should be after a serious amount of driving.) If one will lock up and the other will not, then the locking mechanism could be gummed up and the belt may need to be replaced.
I had to replace a belt in a Pontiac once, but that was after 150K and the problem was due to the belt constantly locking up and not the other way around.
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Take the interior covers off and spray the **** out of them with WD-40, see if that helps.
If not, go to the dealership and see if they'll replace them for free, bitch a little bit that its bullshit they are both not working. I could understand one, but not both. Its worth a try.
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What ever you do, do not spray WD-40 in to your seat belt mechanism! WD-40 is a penetrating lubricant and is only good for loosening rusty bolts. It works to free up things but gathers dirt and gunk shortly thereafter. It will also likely dissolve any good lubricant left in the mechanism. It may even ruin the mechanism if its still good. Spray WD-40 on a squeaky door hinge and you'll see that it comes back a couple of months later worse than it started...
See the attached doc from the GM factory service manual for the F-Body. It outlines the official procedure for testing the belt's locking mechanism. The mechanism is non-serviceable and if it fails the test, it should be completely replaced.
See the attached doc from the GM factory service manual for the F-Body. It outlines the official procedure for testing the belt's locking mechanism. The mechanism is non-serviceable and if it fails the test, it should be completely replaced.
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I had this exact problem last march when trying to safety the camaro(98) and wouldn't pass for this exact reason. I pulled out the assy. and it was working fine when the belt was tilted forward(as in the diag. above). I followed that up(since I had to have proof from GM to cert.) and went to a buddy mech. to get a GM TSB or whatever its called. They said the same thing, pendulum mechanism