seat belts appear to sensitive
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seat belts appear to sensitive
HI
bought a set of used seatbelts for a C5 and they came already puled out, now i took off the rubber bands and they retraced perfectly but to pull them out again is a huge chore. Ive had to pull them a little bit and it will lock on me and and release ever so slightly to release the lock and then pull again and repeat 230948320948 times before they are out all the way. then after all that work let go and they shoot back into the retractor!.
I know belts have some inertia to them and that angling them will cause them to lock up but ive tried putting them in a vice to hold them steady even but they just appear overly sensitive
any ideas on this or did i just get a funky set...
THANKS
bought a set of used seatbelts for a C5 and they came already puled out, now i took off the rubber bands and they retraced perfectly but to pull them out again is a huge chore. Ive had to pull them a little bit and it will lock on me and and release ever so slightly to release the lock and then pull again and repeat 230948320948 times before they are out all the way. then after all that work let go and they shoot back into the retractor!.
I know belts have some inertia to them and that angling them will cause them to lock up but ive tried putting them in a vice to hold them steady even but they just appear overly sensitive
any ideas on this or did i just get a funky set...
THANKS
Drifting
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Both belts did that to me. I had to pull them all the way out and retract them and they worked fine. Mine were twisted when retracted, so now I just make sure they retract properly. Dont know if this helps but just thought I would add.
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St. Jude Donor '04
I bought a set of belts brand new from GM and they did exactly what you've described until I bolted them in place and then they worked great.
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The C5 belts have a cinch mode that is activated by pulling the belt all the way out. Once the belt is out it will retract but the ratchet will keep it from pulling back out until the belt is fully retracted. It sounds like you are getting them into cinch mode and not getting them to retract all the way.
This feature permits the user to run the seat all the way back, then tighten the belt in cinch mode followed by running the seat forward until the belt feels like it is going to cut them in half. With that setup you are held in the car pretty well and can pull more Gs in the corners than with an uncinched belt.
Bill
This feature permits the user to run the seat all the way back, then tighten the belt in cinch mode followed by running the seat forward until the belt feels like it is going to cut them in half. With that setup you are held in the car pretty well and can pull more Gs in the corners than with an uncinched belt.
Bill
