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16-01-2009, 02:54 PM
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BA Mk2 Fairmont
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Melbourne
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The rear left seat belt wont retract at all and the drivers seat belt is slowly losing its ability to retract. The Gregory manual just shows pictures and doesn't have any explanations on what to change. What exactly needs to be changed? Is it the entire inertia reel?
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16-01-2009, 09:56 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Newcastle NSW
Posts: 7,890
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When you pull the reel apart you will be surprised how simplistic the thing is. They get bunged up with lint and basically you just need to blast it clean with air. If the belt is frayed or something else is stopping smooth operation replace the whole thing. If they don't retract properly or don't lock when pulled sharply (to replicate a prang) its a fail on your rego check in NSW
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17-01-2009, 11:28 AM
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BA Mk2 Fairmont
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Melbourne
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17-01-2009, 12:20 AM
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Just slidin'
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Brisvegas
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I have three AU's here and all three have the rear left seatbelt broken. If you go to the wreckers, its the only one you wont be able to pick up. A working one is rarer than rocking horse poopie.
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17-01-2009, 12:38 PM
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The Monty
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Geelong
Posts: 1,226
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i didnt know wreckers were aloud to sell seat belts any more due to safety reasons ?
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17-01-2009, 12:50 PM
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BA Mk2 Fairmont
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 83
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Ive taken most parts off so I can get to the bolt holding the reel in. But I cant undo the damn thing because the T50 torx is too long and I cant get it to rotate. I can only get 1/5 of a turn in before I hit the body of the car.
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17-01-2009, 03:10 PM
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The Monty
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Geelong
Posts: 1,226
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i ahd the same problem i couldnt get the t-50's undone so just snapped all the "black plastic around the center off the belt u should see it, and now it works fine, i got photos on my build thread haha
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17-01-2009, 05:53 PM
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BA Mk2 Fairmont
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Location: Melbourne
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18-01-2009, 03:32 PM
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BA Mk2 Fairmont
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 83
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I think the reel has had it. If I ring up Ford/wreckers, what exactly do I need to replace? Is it the entire reel? Or the plastic bits on either side of the reel?
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