Broken Seatbelt Mechanism

[ChristophStone]

Not sure if the belts on my car are original, but the passenger one has retracted and now wont let the belt out again.

 

Any idea how to fix? I've tried feeding it it to get it off whatever is latching it, and tried plain yanking it but no deal. I'm loathe to unbolt it from the body of the car because i'm not sure what it's bolted into on the other side (and where), or whether it is just screwed into the chassis.

 

Cheers

 

Chris

[sambo]

it'll be screwed onto the chassis mate. Sometimes it seems you to have to find the right 'angle' for it to pull out. I had this trouble years ago with my old mk2 escort.

[ChristophStone]

The problem seems to be that it's retracted really tight, not enough slack to get it off the latch. If it's just screwed into the chassis then presumable I can unscrew it to get enough slack and then screw it back on?

[Retro-gone.]

either, tap it at the side with a hammer while you jiggle the belt, or take it off and jiggle it, mines a twat for doin that but im used to it so i do it easy.

[ChristophStone]

All sorted, cheers chaps