How to Fix a Seat Belt

      Seat belt is a safety device which is generally installed in all vehicles in order to save the occupants of the vehicle from sudden collision or sudden stop. It holds a great significance as it has reduced the number of deaths and injuries in the accidents reported. Hence it is essential that the seat belt is in right condition and you know the proper way of fixing the seat belt to get better safety during travelling. It is often an experience of all that the seat belt gets twisted or gets jammed resulting in discomfort and even may restrict you from wearing it.  For instance, twisted seat belt is quite uncomfortable to wear and may even interfere with the proper functioning of the seat belt. Hence it is necessary to keep the seat belt in the best possible condition and ensure proper fixing if there is any malfunction.

     You need to follow certain steps to fix the seat belt and wear it comfortably. The first and foremost step in fixing seat belt involves grasping the shoulder portion of the seat belt. Then you need to pull it out until the retractor gets stopped. You must ensure that the tongue part of the buckle is at the top. Then check the entire belt and flip the portion which is in improper condition thereby ensuring that it hangs properly. Then tightly fold the seatbelt in the angle and the in the direction in which it needs to go. Then you need to slide the tongue portion of the buckle over the fold which is not an easy task. So you need to have patience and try it for few times to get the job done. The final step involves sliding the seatbelt tongue downward and hold the seat belt taut in the mean while. The buckle will keep sliding downward over the angled fold and your seat belt will be in normal position.

     Certain times it may happen that the seat belt gets jammed. In those cases, you need to spray small amount of WD-40 or generic lubricant into the opening of the seat belt buckle and wait for few minutes. Then just press and release the buckle button followed by reconnecting the buckle to the seat belt. This will solve the entire issue. It can also happen that the seat belt gets worn or damaged. In those situation, you need to follow certain steps to get the seat belt in the normal condition. Firstly remove the plastic housing at the top of seat belt using screw driver followed by removing the mounting bolts. Then you need to remove the side bolts which fixes the shoulder harness in place and reattach a new shoulder harness by following the opposite steps. Then remove the mounting bolts and lift the anchor side of the belt. Then attach the new anchor side and screw the mounting bolts on the opposite side of the seat belt. Finally reattach the plastic housing and fix the seat belt to the side.

     Following all the above steps will definitely help you in fixing the seat belt resulting in maintaining your seat belt in a good position and give an enhanced safety during any collision or sudden stop.

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