How do you unstick a seat belt on a 1995 Oldsmobile Silhouette?

Answer 1

I did this yesterday on my 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette. My seat belt was twisted on the seat belt mechanism on the passenger side of the vehicle so I did the following. Open front passenger door and sliding door. Peel back the seal around the door frame sufficient to expose the trim that covers the seat belt mechanism. Remove the trim piece that is on the passenger side floor. (This would be the piece that the door covers when the door is closed.) Using a slotted prybar (like a screwdriver with a forked tounge), I pried the body mount fasteners of the floor trim away from the body. I removed the floor trim on the passenger side and raised it just enough on the sliding door side to be able to free the seat belt trim covering. I then peeled back the trim that covers the seat belt mechanism. This requires a little maneuvering as there are body tabs that go under the trim piece at the top. Once the seat belt mechanism trim was released, I had access to the seat belt device. The seat belt is held in by one bolt that has a Star slot. I used a star slot driver and a 3/8" ratchet with a small extension to access that bolt. I needed a breaker bar with a good amount of force to free the bolt. Once freed, I was able to ratchet it out. Once the bolt was removed, the mechanism could be unhooked from the body of the van. Using a screwdriver I was able to hold back the release latch and pull the strap until I reached the point where the belt had been crossed. I straightened out the belt and returned the mechanism to the body of the van and then installed the star bolt. I reassembled the trim and restored the door seals to their former position. Questions may be directed to massauto@earthlink.net