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I sold someone some seat belts parts today and wanted to post a tutorial on how to take apart and reassemble our seat belt components. I know many of you know how to do this but some may not. If someone has any corrections or additions feel free to add to this thread when I am done. I also have a thread where I kind of cleaned/restored a set
Seat belt restoration
In this first picture I am pointing out what holds the plastic onto the metal mechanism. Be carefull trying to get them off you can tear the plastic easily. I hold the plastic body in one hand and try to pull straight out on the metal mechanism.
In the next picture I have the belt pulled all the way out showing the clip that holds the belt to the recoil part. I did not remove the clip as they can be tough to get off and on. I usually just get a screwdriver behind it and pry it off. Putting it back on can be frustrating and I don't have any tips for you.
This shows the direction of the screw/bolt
This shows the cut out of the screw
Here is the bolt with the sleeve it goes through
This is the notch in the recoil mechanism that the bolt and sleeve fit into.
