Cliff Davies wrote:
> How does one verify if your seat belts on a TR6 will work in a crash
> situation? on most cars you simply give the belt a quick tug and it
> locks. My TR6 belts don't lock when I do this and I can't believe I just
> realized this. They adjust and come out of the spoolers just fine? TIA
> Cliff
> 73 TR6
Cliff,
The seat belt reels work on a ratchet pawl connected to a good size weight.
When a
sudden stop, the weight tips the pawl into the ratchet stopping the belt.
To check the belts, make a hard stop and lean forward on the belt while
stopping. It
should grab. If not, then you may have a problem. To confirm that there is
indeed a
problem, park on a very steep grade and try to pull the belts. The weight
should lean
over and trip the ratchet on a good, steep hill - if not, replace the belts.
Regards,
Brian Schlorff '61 TR-4 '64 TR-4 '72 TR-6 '79 Spit
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