Disassembly

DISASSEMBLY





1. Internal structure of the buckle.





2. Remove the outer buckle housing by cutting the housing diagonally from the front using the red latch button bevel as a guide.





3. Using the large blade screwdriver, insert it into the slot made when you cut the housing and pry only in the direction indicated by the black arrow to split the case in half. If there is NO printed circuit board in the buckle, go to step 4.

WARNING:
Prying the case in half in the wrong direction on vehicles with seat belt warning lights may cause damage to the buckle internal printed circuit. Use extreme caution when splitting the halves to prevent pulling the wires off of the printed circuit board.





3b. If the seat belt buckle has a printed circuit board (used for the driver/passenger seat belt warning lamp), carefully cut the plastic pegs holding the printed circuit to the inside of the lower buckle housing with the diagonal cutter and gently lift the printed circuit board off using the pocket blade screwdriver.





4. Using the pocket blade screwdriver, gently work the button spring off the latch peg.





5. Once the button spring is off the latch peg, remove the red plastic latch release button by cocking the bottom away from the latch and gently pulling out and up.





6. With the button removed from the housing, blow all foreign debris from the latch mechanism. Use caution to avoid losing any of the springs.