View Full Version : A cautionary tale of seat belt repair
nickyg
07-24-2013, 04:51 PM
My seat belt would not retract any more. So after a month of getting the belt stuck in the door when I exited I decided to take it out and clean/repair it.
First I removed the trim piece around the belt
Then I removed the T50 torx bolt.
Next I removed the upper cover and another T50 bolt.
The seat belt “reel” came out I began to clean/ oil . I removed the black end cap and cleaned and oiled.
Then when I removed the red end cap . A” jack in box” type spring popped out causing me to crap my pants.
Yea I didn’t see the DO NOT REMOVE on the cover till it was too late.
The new belt will be here Monday.
abebehrmann
07-24-2013, 05:08 PM
I'm sorry for your misfortune, but this one definitely made me laugh!:keegirl:
4.3LXJ
07-24-2013, 08:02 PM
I am laughing still :D
XJ Wheeler
07-24-2013, 08:06 PM
Clean up, aisle 2!!! :D
Brasscatz
07-24-2013, 08:09 PM
let me guess.... the sun was in your eyes because it was glinting off your tin foil hat? :D
nickyg
07-25-2013, 07:21 AM
The worst part is that pull apart didn't have any in a charcol color that was in good shape and not covered in blood. so I picked up a tan one. till the new one gets here. Talk about looking goofy driving down the road. tin foil hat, mismatched socks, talking to myself and now a tan seat belt
msmoorenburg
07-25-2013, 07:24 AM
The worst part is that pull apart didn't have any in a charcol color that was in good shape and not covered in blood. so I picked up a tan one. till the new one gets here. Talk about looking goofy driving down the road. tin foil hat, mismatched socks, talking to myself and now a tan seat belt
you know you would be better off upgrading your hat to this
http://i52.tinypic.com/nqr4mo.jpg
nickyg
07-25-2013, 07:37 AM
I don't think we have armadillos here. We do have plenty of skunks. But it didn't work out so well the last time I tried to wear one.
msmoorenburg
07-25-2013, 07:44 AM
I don't think we have armadillos here. We do have plenty of skunks. But it didn't work out so well the last time I tried to wear one.
well they are like rats here!!!! well have to scare one up for ya
4.3LXJ
07-25-2013, 09:29 AM
I don't think we have armadillos here. We do have plenty of skunks. But it didn't work out so well the last time I tried to wear one.
You are supposed to skin them first :rolleye0012:
Infidel Edition
07-25-2013, 09:40 AM
If anyone asks about why the different color...
Tell them that seat belts are rated in tensile strength, and since the writing always wears off, they color code the belts.
Tan = strongest
Charcoal = medium
... and Red = weakest! ~ so you won't notice the blood as much.
PS. The armadillo would match the tan belt.
Problem solved.
Brasscatz
07-25-2013, 10:23 AM
you know you would be better off upgrading your hat to this
http://i52.tinypic.com/nqr4mo.jpg
Is it just me, or does that guy remind you of bigjim? :poke: rofl
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 because my microwave couldn't do it
EekGirl96
07-25-2013, 10:32 AM
Ha! Im tired so that was very funny
My hubby probably wouldve screamed like a girl (he's known for doing that)
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