I just bought a 79 rally sport, and recently noticed that when testing the seat belts they do not seem to work. The front belt retract just fine, but if I pull hard on then, they do not stop. I do not think this is normal and was wondering if any knew of seat belt repair or maybe I am wrong and you just need to be in an accident for seat belts to work properly.
thanks

 

not worth testing, I would buy a new set for the car....when they are that old it's just not worth the pain.

 

go to dansgarage.net he will have every thing you need,its kind of a junk yard but only for GM vehicles.

 

Your retractors might be the "inertia" type, not the "quick jerk" type. Strap yourself in, take the car out,get yourself moving a good clip, then jam on the brakes.If they're working right, they'll grab.

 

They are that kind...but the belts may have some dry rot...and they are fairly cheap.