The passenger seat belt on my farm truck didn't work when I bought the truck. It was all the way out, and wouldn't go back in. As part of the purchase deal, I had them repair it. I don't know if they replaced the tensioner, or if there was some way to set it, but now I'm at the opposite end of the spectrum.
The seat belt worked for 2-3 months after the adjustment (or whatever they did), but it was always very touchy and would grab any time I hit a bump or decelerated. It got worse and worse until now the seat belt is all the way in and won't come out more than an inch or so...unless I work with it for 15 or more minutes. Then it comes out enough for my wife to get in and buckle up, but it locks up the next time she needs to use it.
Is there something in there I can adjust myself? Are these things hard to replace? I don't see any screws or anything holding it in when I look, and I'm not the most mechanical person ever born. My Haynes manual for the truck doesn't have any information about the seat belt mechanism at all, beyond "check to make sure it works every 6000 miles and repair or replace as necessary."
Any ideas from those of you who know more than me?
Thanks in advance.
The seat belt worked for 2-3 months after the adjustment (or whatever they did), but it was always very touchy and would grab any time I hit a bump or decelerated. It got worse and worse until now the seat belt is all the way in and won't come out more than an inch or so...unless I work with it for 15 or more minutes. Then it comes out enough for my wife to get in and buckle up, but it locks up the next time she needs to use it.
Is there something in there I can adjust myself? Are these things hard to replace? I don't see any screws or anything holding it in when I look, and I'm not the most mechanical person ever born. My Haynes manual for the truck doesn't have any information about the seat belt mechanism at all, beyond "check to make sure it works every 6000 miles and repair or replace as necessary."
Any ideas from those of you who know more than me?
Thanks in advance.