Wednesday, December 15, 2010

RENEWING YOUR SEATBELTS

If you found a defective belt during your check, or if you or your motor inspector fined one in a future, you’ll be able to replace it yourself. First take care not to break the plastic trim over the seat belt bolts when prising them off. Keep retaining screws safe and in order. Use the correct size spanner these thin nuts are easily damage. Use a ring or socket spanner where space permits you to do so. Lift the inertia reel off the body mount, and check and treat any corrosion found under the carpet trim or the body underside. Install reel and set exactly vertical before final tightening. When tightened, check the webbing pulls out and returns freely. Check the belt has no twist, and then fit the top mount. Note the shoulder on this spacer to allow the belt hanger to swing on the bolt. Again, check the webbing layout so that the seat belt can be worn without any twists, and then bolt the lower outer anchor plate.

The driver‘s buckle stalk on the series III is unbolted from this dual mounting vacant hole should hold centre lap belt anchorage. Pass new buckle stalk through and bolt into position. Check the length of the new bolt to ensure that it doesn’t bottom in the hole. It’s okay to bend the stalk so the buckle is positioned conveniently for fastening. Keep the bend smooth and clear of the mounting the center. Seat lap belt is a simple two bolt fitting, though these bolt are too long for your vehicle shorter bolt are supplied in the kit. The lap belt has a spacing washer to lift its anchor plate above the previously fitted buckle stalk mounting bolted in adjacent hole.  Finally, adjust the lap belt length and slide the retainers along the inertia belt webs to hold the clasps at a convenient height.  
Important to use the fitting supplied according to the instruction, and not to use additional parts that may effect full thread entry or loadings.     

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