Front Seat Belt Buckle Sticking

[timmer]

My front seat belt buckle is starting to get really hard to dis-engage and I have a fear I'll need to cut the strap one day to get out.

I'm going to try swapping it with the passenger side one for now until I can get another one. The problem is I can't find the P/N in the 02 parts manual. It shows the rear one but not the front.

Anyone know what this P/N is?

 

[valvestem]

My front seat belt buckle is starting to get really hard to dis-engage and I have a fear I'll need to cut the strap one day to get out.

I'm going to try swapping it with the passenger side one for now until I can get another one. The problem is I can't find the P/N in the 02 parts manual. It shows the rear one but not the front.

Anyone know what this P/N is?

Blow out the mechanism with an airgun, and spray some silicon in first before resorting to cutting or swapping.

 

[Cableguy]

The front seatbelt page. Item 6 looks like the buckle.

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[Mickeychop]

I have the same problem on my '03. I was wondering if anyone changed one of these out yet and if they have found instructions?

I've spent a lot of time looking this up on google and in my chilton. I also found a site with a factory service manual, but there is almost nothing about the seat belt buckle.

At first it seemed simple, but there is very limited room. Doesn't even look like enough room to remove the torx bolt holding it on much less to get the wires out that are fished through the seat. Seems like a hassle, but maybe I'm overthinking it....

 

[Mickeychop]

Blow out the mechanism with an airgun, and spray some silicon in first before resorting to cutting or swapping.

Thanks Valvestem - A little lubricant worked wonders. I would've sworn that something had malfunctioned before trying this, but now it appears to be working perfect.

 

[Mickeychop]

@valvestem. Lubricant still working perfectly 2+ years later.