Brakes and seatbelts! help me out!

[srJOEYdet]

CLIFFNOTES: I have a 1991 240SX hatchback. The braking system is all stock, and the seatbelts are stock as far as I know. The belts don't move, and the car stops on its own (slowly). Read on.

My seatbelts have not operated since I bought my car used. I was taking my car apart and I found a plug, so I plugged it in (driver's side, near blue motor box for seatbelt) Than My motor would make a strange grinding noise, and not move my seatbelt. It won't engage with the use of the Allen wrench crank either. I would like to know how to re-engage the seatbelts. (They may have been disconnected because they were broken, or because the owner didn’t like them).

My car's brakes work. They stop the car well. When I put the car in reverse, they will rattle (only rear ones). Also, my car gets brake dip when I coast to a stop. No e-brake, in neutral, my foot off the brake, forward or reverse. It will slow down faster than what I think is a coast, and the car will dip down and back up in the front like I am holding the brakes on a little bit. (this is not a huge noticeable thing, but it is apparent)

Any help, comments, corrects, or "me too"s gladly appreciated.

Joey

(this is also on 240sxforums.com)

[Tubed4evr]

I'll jump in the "me too" boat with the seatbelt grinding. I think I am in the early stages of it as the motor makes a horrible grinding noise and the belt moves very slowly or not at all in certain places in the track (usually in the part towards the front of the car). I have tried lubing the track to no avail. This problem is only on the driver's side so far. Anybody know the fix?

And if someone says to go to the Nissan dealership to collect on the warranty I would really like to hear from someone who has done this. Warranties usually stick with the original owner. I have looked through the manual and can not find a lifetime gaurantee on the seatbelts anywhere. I would like to go to a dealership with some sort of documentation if it comes to that.

Ryan