C124 seatbelt presenter not working?

[shaunk_22]

Just bought a C124 and want to get a couple of bits sorted, mainly the seatbelt presenters arent working, could it be the motors? How easy are they to replace?

 

[tintinmt]

It's likely to be stripped gears that engage with the rack on the underside of the arm. Alternatives are failed electronic control unit, stripped gear on the motor itself, dirty micro switches. Often when the gears fail, the owners disconnect the controller (on the end of the mechanism) to stop the rather painful noises.

 

[Philbask]

Hi, you may well find the arm mechanism itself disconnected, some ppl seem to do this rather than sort them! The most common fault is with either the door switch or (more likely) the seat belt switch, the seat belt buckle has a microswitch, no seat belt in, contact closed, seat belt in, contact open, the switches are very fragile and easily broken over the years. The connector is accesible under the seat, try testing the switch side with a multimeter or short out the system side and the presenter will pop out (assuming ign on and door closed of course!). It's quite easy to tell if the system has any life in it, pull the presenter out manually, it will try to return to rest position.

 

[mattc]

Interesting first post Philbask; welcome to the forum