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davewagon

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Post #1
Okay, not life threatening...

But my seatbelt has totally jammed, and can't be pulled out to operate?

The last thing I did was to move the seat forward and back to load something in the back seat and now it's stuck!

I've tried moving the seat back and forward again, pulling gently and yanking on the f**ker!!

What can i do, i'm stuck out a friends house, with no tools and no (legal) way of getting home.

Also need to go to work tomorrow morning

Any ideas??

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Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 19:56
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tried feeding the belt back into the roller at all? feed it in then pull out gently?

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Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 20:07
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davewagon

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rich306 wrote:
tried feeding the belt back into the roller at all? feed it in then pull out gently?


Yeah sort of...

The seatbelt was fully retracted as it was, so not really anything to feed back in?

I tried lowering the top bracket down an inch or two to allow me to feed more back in, but it's just gobbled it up and won't give any back...

i'm kinda stranded (but not really)

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Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 20:10
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Hmmmm

Right, are you in any way able to take the cover off?

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You'll need to throw money at the car. Not on parts. Just stand near your car and throw loose change at it, I find this increases performance for a short period of time
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Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 20:15
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If so, give the seatbelt unit a whack, should knock the release bearing into place so you can at least drive safely.
Then as soon as you can get a new seatbelt to replace that one.

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jamiek_uk2000 wrote:
You'll need to throw money at the car. Not on parts. Just stand near your car and throw loose change at it, I find this increases performance for a short period of time
- Top Tip!!!
Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 20:27
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davewagon

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Thanks for your help Rich

Will give it a go!!

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Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 20:43
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davewagon

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Thanks for your help Rich

Will give it a go!!

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Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 21:29
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Post #8
Not got a Bungee rope in the boot? Stretch across chest in the usual fashion.

Or, if your festively artistic perhaps make a cable tie chain.

Perhaps lay the drivers seat right back, sit up on the seat back and use the headrest to support your lower back as your stretch the rear seatbelt around your middle.

Sorry I can't help. Although count yourself lucky that you aren't stuck in the seat with the belt jammed in the buckle. "Can someone help me, I'm restrained in my seat and my waters have broken but I can't reach my Gingsters".

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    • Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 21:34
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    davewagon

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    Post #9
    Very good

    It seems to have sorted itself on the journey back home, maybe was the way I parked the car??

    Probably just being French ...

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    Posted 10th Oct 2012 at 21:42
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    davewagon wrote:
    It seems to have sorted itself on the journey back home, maybe was the way I parked the car??


    It was probably the vibration and going over bumps which unseized the stuck bearing and allowed the seatbelt to operate properly again. Yes

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    Posted 11th Oct 2012 at 06:22
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    davewagon wrote:
    It seems to have sorted itself on the journey back home, maybe was the way I parked the car??


    I think this, I found it happens every so often if you park on the p**s.

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    Posted 11th Oct 2012 at 07:16
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    davewagon

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    Post #12
    Well the last thing I dad was bump it up a curb onto a grassy hilly area directly outside a friends house so I could load an office chair into it (I swear the 306 is the closest thing to a tardis!)

    So it bumped over a rut or two before coming to rest at a funny side on angle on the side of a hill

    Maybe enough to stick the belt bearing? And then it righted itself after driving off and levelling etc etc ...

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