Rear middle seat belt stuck

[Ranga]

Anyone had any experience with a stuck seat belt in the middle rear seats of a Puma 130? The 2/3 seat is folded forward, but can't be folded back to the normal driving position as the middle retractable seat belt seems to be stuck. Any ideas?

[Ranga]

Well, I removed the seat belt retractor cover, and after some trial and error got the belt working again. Mostly. It doesn't quite retract all the way, and sometimes needs a little persuasion to go in and out, but that I can live with. If it bothers me too much I buy a new one.

[swivelrat]

Yep, noticed the same on my 110 puma the other day, middle rear retracts most of the belt all but about three inches. What did you find in there Ranga?

[Ranga]

Yep, noticed the same on my 110 puma the other day, middle rear retracts most of the belt all but about three inches. What did you find in there Ranga?

There's a small white plastic part (looks very complicated) with a smaller steel weight (instead of the steel ball bearing used in other seat belt mechanisms). This part is adjustable (sort of), and needs to be in just the right place for it to work in the required position. Bit of trial and error will help. The belt is still slightly loose now - yet to be bothered fixing it, as it's not really a problem.