Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 15:32:46 -0500 From: "Skip" <skipopnopsamrash*mindspring.com> Subject: Re: Power seatbelt troubles
Yes, had the same trouble on my 88 900T. Got sick of intermittent belt troubles so I (basically) opened and closed the door until the belt mechanism got to the fully locked rearward position ('fastened') and went under the back seat to the motors (both sides had the problem) and pulled the fuses. Then when you got in the car you simply reached over your shoulder to fasten the belt and off you went. A bit of a pain I suppose, but once the habit is there it is really no worse than any other motion. There have been posts on this NG regarding the installation of three-point safety belts from older 900's without that damned automatic portion but someone else would have to point you to a site with instructions. Hope this helps in the interim....... Brendan Dunn wrote in message ... >Hello! > >I have a 1988 900T 3-door. Recently, the weather here got cold. Not >long after that, about 2 days ago, the driver's side seat belt got stuck >about 5 inches from the fully open position. This is problem enough, >since I don't like driving long distances without a lap belt, but in >addition, it seems to have caused the battery to drain as well. > >I talked to the previous owner, and he said he'd had that problem before a >couple of times, too; if the seatbelt froze in either of the 'locked' >positions, things were relatively okay, but if it froze somewhere in the >middle, it would drain the battery as the car tried to bring it back down >into the fully-open position. The problem seems to go away on its own >after any time from a couple hours, to a week. > >My question for the group is, has anyone else had this problem? And if >so, do you know of any way to hasten its return to normal? > >Thanks! >-Brendan Dunn >bdunnnopsam.edu
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