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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 06:44 PM
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Seatbelt help

Seat belt got stuck and wouldn't come out.. spring popped inside, removed it, got another but it rolled all the way up inside and I cant get it to release... how do I get it to release or do I have to buy yet another 1?
Old Oct 8, 2013 | 11:24 PM
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if you are buying belts from a car that has been hit in the front and the airbags deployed, your seatbelt are no good. The charge for the pretensioner exploded causing the belts not to retract/lock up on you. When you put the seat belt in the car do you still have an airbag light on the dash?
Old Oct 9, 2013 | 08:24 AM
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No light on dash.. seatbelt worked fine until I took it out the back deck...
Old Oct 9, 2013 | 09:40 PM
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didn't know it was the back deck you were referring to. Yeah, not much to the belts for the back passenger. The pretensioner are only on the front passenger belts.
Old Oct 10, 2013 | 02:46 PM
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I just dont understand how it worked fine b4 I took it out the other car...
Old Oct 10, 2013 | 09:03 PM
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They operate by a weighted floating bearing. If the bearing is jossled and engages the seat belt lock, it will stick. Remove it, knock the bearing loose if you have to, allow slack you need with the belt, then re-install. If you are working on a hill, its possible that bearing is just locking it up because gravity.
Old Oct 11, 2013 | 01:59 AM
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I just dont understand how it worked fine b4 I took it out the other car...
I've had the rears lock up on me when I disassembled them. One thing to note is not to yank it too fast, or the spring-balance mechanism engages it to lock. Another thing is not to let the belt retract all the way. I don't know what it is about Nissan belts, but that will lock it up too. I tied a knot in the belt while working on it to give it the slack needed. Good luck

Oh, and also don't tilt the case more than a few degrees from horizontal. As someone mentioned, the balance locks it up due to gravity.
Old Oct 11, 2013 | 06:19 AM
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Well damn.. I guess ill b goin back to get another 1.. I will tie a knot in it b4 takin it loose... that is crazy tho... appreciate the help
Old Oct 11, 2013 | 07:18 AM
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Why buy another? Did I miss something!?
Old Oct 11, 2013 | 06:02 PM
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You don't have to get another one. The rears are never locked up for good. If you feel capable enough, just take it apart and unroll it...then tie a knot and reseat the springs.
But if you've got a cheap source/no time to tinker with it, just get another and remember to tie a knot so the belt length is like someone is buckled in.
Let me try to find pictures to email you, because I usually take pictures when I do anything on my cars.
Old Oct 13, 2013 | 04:01 PM
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I pulled it slowly and it released.. I tied it in a knot just to b cautious too
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