Do-it-yourself repair of the machine belt on trousers

If you want to do well - do it yourself

Lifehack on the operational repair of the belt buckle.

Broken buckle? Try a tie! An inexpensive and quick repair of the belt will be provided by the most common screed. The option is especially good if you do not plan to wear a belt for release (if you suddenly feel embarrassed). You can choose the color of the strap that best suits your belt. Just thread the tie through the loop that the buckle was in and tighten to the length you need.

Hello everyone and good mood!
I present a review of the remedy for falling pants - a belt with an automatic buckle. The thing is almost irreplaceable, unless, of course, you wear suspenders 🙂

I think in the wardrobe of any man there is not one or even three belts, for pants - for all occasions. Someone prefers only belts cut from a single piece of leather and does not recognize anything else. I agree that it is brutal, cool and very expensive. I don’t consider myself to be such a person and I prefer “office” style belts as a review item. They use simpler leather + all sorts of additional tricks of manufacturers designed to improve the appearance. The life of such belts, with regular use, is approximately 2.5-3 years. And gradually they migrate from new trousers to those that you are not ashamed to wear in the country yet :). Unfortunately, the price tag in our retail for such belts has become completely inhumane - about 2500-3000 rubles. (about $50), so I decided to try a belt from China. In addition, I was interested in the design of the buckle.
So, this belt came to me.

Packed and the belt and buckle:

120cm:

Weight:

And half of the weight falls on the buckle:

Too heavy (until you remember the army belt 🙂

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Very often, the wedge mechanism of the seat belt in the car starts to stick while pulling the belt out of the coil, even if you pull it very smoothly, and in the cold season it is almost impossible to fasten it. In this article, I will tell you how to do a do-it-yourself seat belt repair in ten minutes right in the car.

To perform this type of robot you will need.

• Short cross twist
• Screwdriver with straight slot
• socket wrench seventeen
• The clip can also be used with a stationery clothespin
• Protective film for car seats
• Knitting steel needle or hard wire
• Syringe with tubing
• Gasoline for refueling lighters

1. To remove the trim of the middle rack, you need to unscrew the four screws with a Phillips screwdriver.
2. Then we pull out the entire seat belt and fasten it to the eyelet using a clip or a clerical clothespin.
3. With a socket wrench for seventeen, remove the bolt with which the coil is screwed and take it from the bracket. Prevent the spool from winding up and secure the strap to the spool with a clip. It is necessary to fix it so that it is more convenient to carry out repair work.
4. close car seat film, and put the dismantled mechanism on it, you need to sit on another chair.
5. Next, we are looking for a lid, under which the inertial mechanism is located, for this, shake the coil and under which lid the one we need rattles.
6. To remove the cover, you need to remove the four plastic caps, using a knitting needle, remove them. Using a slotted screw, remove the cover.
7. We remove the opened mechanism (in the box there is a cylinder, a metal ball and a rocker). For the mechanism to work properly, the rocker must move freely along the axis and not jam anything. To check, place the mechanism in a vertical position and tilt the upper part towards the ball, the rocker should return to its original position, without any wedging. If, nevertheless, there is wedging, it is necessary to flush the axis of the rocker until it begins to rotate freely and without jamming.
8. Then we take out the inertial mechanism (get it without an additional tool), it is metal and is located under the plastic gear. In the central part of the hole there is an eccentric with teeth (it is the cause of the belt jamming during pulling out), the space under it should be well cleaned. To do this, pour a small amount of gasoline into the center and around the perimeter, preventing the belt from winding, then remove the clip.
9. Next, we take the coil in our hand so that you can hold the spring and the plastic guide with your index finger, wind the strap with your other hand, and pull it a couple of times. This procedure must be repeated two or three times. Important: do not allow the belt to wind up before you assemble the mechanism back.

That's all the do-it-yourself seat belt repair is finished, it remains only to assemble in the reverse order and install it in place, it is recommended to carry out the same procedure on the second mechanism for prevention.

How to shorten the belt

Too long a belt is not convenient to use and looks ugly.

Belt, correctly selected in length (waist circumference), must be fastened for the third or middle hole. Usually belts are made longer and after purchase they must be shortened to an individual length (adjust to fit).

Belts are getting shorter from the side of the buckle, and not from the end of the belt (tip) where the punched holes are located. Don't you dare punch additional holes in the belt, along the length. New holes, pierced with a non-special tool, reduce the strength of the belt, do not look neat, and the long strap of the belt will not add beauty either.

There are four types of buckle attachment:

- on the clip (shortened easily),
- on the screw (shortened easily),
- sewn (it is better to choose such belts according to size, when shortening you will have to tinker or ask for help in the workshop),
- on a rivet (it is better to choose such belts according to size, when shortening you will have to tinker or ask for help from a workshop).

Consider, how to shorten the belt at different types buckle attachments.

A belt with this buckle fastening is the easiest to shorten.
We bend the fixing tongue on the inside of the buckle.

Pull the belt out of the buckle.

We measure our waist, in the place where the belt of your trousers is usually located.

The waist in our case is 85 cm.
Belts with a buckle on the clip do not have holes, so it is usually customary to leave a free edge of about 15-18 cm.

It turns out that the length of the belt should be:
Waist + 15-18 cm.
In our case, for a waist size of 85 cm, the required distance:

We measure the required length (in our case, 100 cm) from the very tip of the belt.

We put a label. You can cut with scissors, but it is better of course with a knife.

The cut is more even.

We insert the cut edge back into the buckle and fix it.

In order for the locking teeth to better fit into skin , it is necessary to slightly pull the belt away from the buckle, while pressing the latch firmly.

A belt with such a buckle fastening is also shortened very simply.
To detach the buckle from the belt, unscrew the screw on the back of the buckle.

Measuring your waist by waist level trousers.

We measure from the third or middle hole distance equal to waist.

We put a label. And now subtract the length of the buckle from this distance.In our case, the waist is 85 cm. - 5 cm. The length of the buckle. It turns out that we measure only 80 cm.

Cut off the excess with a knife.

We do not throw in a piece of a cut off belt with a hole, but use it as sample to mark a new hole.

Of course, it is best to punch a new hole punch.
If there is no punch, the hole can crank scissors, precisely to check. Otherwise, the belt will tear along the incisions in this place.

A better drill new drill hole.

Using the screw, we fix the buckle in a new place. Pay attention to the location of the belt loop, the belt tape is inside her.

The seam on the harness, it is carefully torn open with a blade or a clerical knife.

The belt is shortened, as well as a belt with a buckle fastening on a screw.
With an awl on the belt and harness, new holes are pricked and we sew the seam by hand. in detail this technology is described here . If this is difficult for you, you can take the belt to the master in the shoe shop.

The most unfortunate, in my opinion, mount. I try not to buy such belts, all the more it is noticed that usually quality such belts bad. Rivet setting equipment is usually expensive. Therefore, it is easier to find a workshop where eyelets, buttons, buttons, rivets are installed. There they will shorten the belt and put new rivets.

I do not throw away the remaining cut pieces from the belts. This is an excellent material for bracelets , especially if the length is enough for the girth of the wrist. Can make another trendy accessory .

Posted by: Julie 22

Very often, the wedge mechanism of the seat belt in the car starts to stick while pulling the belt out of the coil, even if you pull it very smoothly, and in the cold season it is almost impossible to fasten it. In this article, I will tell you how to do a do-it-yourself seat belt repair in ten minutes right in the car.

To perform this type of robot you will need.

• Short cross twist
• Screwdriver with straight slot
• socket wrench seventeen
• The clip can also be used with a stationery clothespin
• Protective film for car seats
• Knitting steel needle or hard wire
• Syringe with tubing
• Gasoline for refueling lighters

1. To remove the trim of the middle rack, you need to unscrew the four screws with a Phillips screwdriver.
2. Then we pull out the entire seat belt and fasten it to the eyelet using a clip or a clerical clothespin.
3. With a socket wrench for seventeen, remove the bolt with which the coil is screwed and take it from the bracket. Prevent the spool from winding up and secure the strap to the spool with a clip. It is necessary to fix it so that it is more convenient to carry out repair work.
4. close car seat film, and put the dismantled mechanism on it, you need to sit on another chair.
5. Next, we are looking for a lid, under which the inertial mechanism is located, for this, shake the coil and under which lid the one we need rattles.
6. To remove the cover, you need to remove the four plastic caps, using a knitting needle, remove them. Using a slotted screw, remove the cover.
7. We remove the opened mechanism (in the box there is a cylinder, a metal ball and a rocker). For the mechanism to work properly, the rocker must move freely along the axis and not jam anything. To check, place the mechanism in a vertical position and tilt the upper part towards the ball, the rocker should return to its original position, without any wedging. If, nevertheless, there is wedging, it is necessary to flush the axis of the rocker until it begins to rotate freely and without jamming.
8. Then we take out the inertial mechanism (get it without an additional tool), it is metal and is located under the plastic gear.In the central part of the hole there is an eccentric with teeth (it is the cause of the belt jamming during pulling out), the space under it should be well cleaned. To do this, pour a small amount of gasoline into the center and around the perimeter, preventing the belt from winding, then remove the clip.
9. Next, we take the coil in our hand so that you can hold the spring and the plastic guide with your index finger, wind the strap with your other hand, and pull it a couple of times. This procedure must be repeated two or three times. Important: do not allow the belt to wind up before you assemble the mechanism back.

That's all the do-it-yourself seat belt repair is finished, it remains only to assemble in the reverse order and install it in place, it is recommended to carry out the same procedure on the second mechanism for prevention.

If the seat belt does not function in the car, it is urgent to eliminate the cause of the breakdown, since it is dangerous to drive with faulty or problematic belts, this is contrary to the rules of the road.

Among the common breakdowns that occur during the operation of seat belts and the mechanisms that control their operation, the following can be distinguished:

• jamming of the belt when trying to buckle up, even in the case of a smooth pull;
• belts do not stretch due to frost or wear of the roller mechanism;
• belts do not retract when unfastened;
• the coil lock is broken or the main mechanism is damaged.

Of course, there are other problems, but they are less common, which means that the risk of encountering such a breakdown in your car is minimal. Many believe that with some breakdowns it is possible to drive with faulty seat belts, but according to the rules of the road, if the vehicle is operated with a faulty seat belt mechanism, an administrative fine can be imposed on the driver.

In addition, the car manufacturer is not responsible for a traffic accident, even if the car is under warranty service, if the owner did not contact the specialists about replacing the seat belts. Therefore, before you repair belts with your own hands, you need to understand that all changes are made, as they say, at your own peril and risk.

Most often, the owners decide on independent repairs because of the very expensive maintenance. For example, replacing a belt mechanism or a complete replacement of belts on a standard middle-class passenger car will cost the owner at least 15 thousand rubles. Not everyone is willing to pay that kind of money, especially when it comes to a simple breakdown, for example, the need to lubricate or replace the gear of the main mechanism.

In every modern car, seat belts work on a fairly simple principle - a reel with a blocker based on a gear mechanism that rotates the reel. The gear mechanism itself is closed by a small pendulum with a ball or spheroid bearing with a system of levers. When the belt is pulled out smoothly, the support rotates with the reel gear, and with a sharp jerk, the flywheel is blocked. In this system, blocking most often lies a malfunction.

Thus, to repair the coil and other mechanisms, it is necessary to remove it, for which almost all cars will need to remove the trim, and on some models, the seats on the side on which the belt is not working. For removal and self-repair, you will need tools, which should include:

• a set of flat and Phillips screwdrivers;
• a set of spanners of various diameters;
• lubricant, wire, wipes and material to protect the seats and upholstery.

Depending on the complexity of the repair (sometimes a complete replacement of the coil is required), other additional tools may be required to work. Do-it-yourself repairs are much easier on a VAZ, especially on older versions, since these cars do not have side airbags, the trim is easily removed and installed, and there is no need to remove the seats.