Wife was complaining that one of the rear seat belts in the back of her 1993 Exploder wouldn't accept the belt when inserted into the buckle. Tuesday, I verified that I could not insert the belt. Today, I brought the POS into the garage to do a more thorough inspection and possible repair. After shining a flashlight into the buckle, I found it full of cat litter. WTF? A bag must have broken and spilled the contents.
I couldn't vacuum it out, so I had to remove the whole assembly. Fortunately, one of my two torque wrenches fit the bolt. Turned it upside down, and an unbelievable amount of kitty litter fell out. Checked that it would receive the seat belt, and re-installed. Took all of 10 minutes.
I charged the wife the standard labor rate of $65, one hour minimum. :tigg
I couldn't vacuum it out, so I had to remove the whole assembly. Fortunately, one of my two torque wrenches fit the bolt. Turned it upside down, and an unbelievable amount of kitty litter fell out. Checked that it would receive the seat belt, and re-installed. Took all of 10 minutes.
I charged the wife the standard labor rate of $65, one hour minimum. :tigg