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cosmo

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:33 am
Post subject: '88 325 - seat belt won't spool out,..
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Anyone know why this might be? I can't pull the driver's seat belt out
to put it on. There's absolutely no slack at all, it's just strapped
tight against the door post. Is there an electrically operated cam
inside that clamps the belt in case of collision or something? Access
to this thing isn't obvious either. Thanks as always.

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:04 am
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cosmo <yada,..> wrote:
>Anyone know why this might be? I can't pull the driver's seat belt out
>to put it on. There's absolutely no slack at all, it's just strapped
>tight against the door post. Is there an electrically operated cam
>inside that clamps the belt in case of collision or something? Access
>to this thing isn't obvious either. Thanks as always.

No, it's a mechanically operated ratchet inside that clamps the belt, with
a little counterweight. It's supposed to free up when you pull on the
belt, but the lubrication gets gunked up after a while and the ratchet
sticls. Clean it and lube it.

Do be aware that in some states there are bizarre and draconian laws
about working on safety systems. Your state may require you to replace
the whole assembly rather than cleaning and lubing it.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:49 pm
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On 27 Apr 2008 08:04:20 -0400, kludge.DeleteThis@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

>cosmo <yada,..> wrote:
>>Anyone know why this might be? I can't pull the driver's seat belt out
>>to put it on. There's absolutely no slack at all, it's just strapped
>>tight against the door post. Is there an electrically operated cam
>>inside that clamps the belt in case of collision or something? Access
>>to this thing isn't obvious either. Thanks as always.
>
>No, it's a mechanically operated ratchet inside that clamps the belt, with
>a little counterweight. It's supposed to free up when you pull on the
>belt, but the lubrication gets gunked up after a while and the ratchet
>sticls. Clean it and lube it.
>
>Do be aware that in some states there are bizarre and draconian laws
>about working on safety systems. Your state may require you to replace
>the whole assembly rather than cleaning and lubing it.
>--scott

Thanks, Scott. I will put my best man on this.
I can see me getting stopped for an $80 ticket and saying, "but it
doesn't work,..". They'd probably impound the car. In Fla they cut off
a hand,.. Tx they warehouse you in a corporatized prison at $67k per
annum with no chance of parole.
Maybe I'll just get a T-shirt with a seat belt printed across the
shoulder instead.
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