91 l300 captains chair seat belts

[Pajero]

The lap belts in my 91 l300's captains chairs dont seem to lock at all there is no racheting action at all....just wondering if they need replacing as I dont see how they would work in a accident. Any ideas?



Thanks

Joe

[Pajero]

I guess my main question those with lap belts on the captains chairs do they lock when pulled quickly? Like standard seat belts?

Thanks

Joe

[lrp374]

There is a post on this site somewhere that goes into great detail on how they work. I know they are different than your typical lap belt as they do not ratchet. It works on some type of inertia mechanism but I'm not sure how. All I know is that they won't be any good for car seats as you can't make them tight to hold the car seat which I'm sure you've already figured out.

[Pajero]

Thanks Ill do some searching...for now I have the car seats on the back bench seat amd actually it works pretty good for now. Just wondering about the safety of other passenger's.

[Growlerbearnz]

Japanese rear seatbelt standards from the '90s were a bit weird. I've seen belts that are webbing-sensitive (locks up if the belt is pulled out too fast), inertia sensitive (locks if it senses g-force, like a car decelerating), and belts which have both mechanisms.

Sounds like you may have inertia sensitive belts- they should lock if you tilt the reel by about 30 degrees or park on a steep slope (or, obviously, if you're braking).

[Pajero]

Thanks everyone

The seats belts work just fine ☺. Tested them and they do lock, just slid the seat back quickly while pulling on the belt and it locked right up.