Front seat belt latch replacement 1992 Suburban

[Sierra977]

Front seat driver's side seat belt latch quit working this morning. Will not retain the metal tongue. Bucket seats/console.

Pulled the seat belt with latch and 2-wire harness (console too just to make room to work).

Chevrolet dealer near me says GM obsoleted the part (lol yeah).

Have not located a used replacement on eBay.

Anybody got an idea where to get a replacement? Garnet Red would be nice but I'm not picky.

Has been my DD for twenty-seven years and things like this are beginning to happen.

 

[wjburken]

Front seat driver's side seat belt latch quit working this morning. Will not retain the metal tongue. Bucket seats/console.

Pulled the seat belt with latch and 2-wire harness (console too just to make room to work).

Chevrolet dealer near me says GM obsoleted the part (lol yeah).

Have not located a used replacement on eBay.

Anybody got an idea where to get a replacement? Garnet Red would be nice but I'm not picky.

Has been my DD for twenty-seven years and things like this are beginning to happen.

I would be hitting up junk yards in your area.

 

[Sierra977]

I would be hitting up junk yards in your area.

Yeah. LKQ had nothing.

 

[wjburken]

Yeah. LKQ had nothing.

It’s blue but would this work?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/92-93-94-9...e&pageci=28b594a6-37de-478b-b2f3-48b7a040a1de

 

[Sierra977]

wjburken, your search-fu is superior to mine. Found several possible candidates.

Thank You guys again.

 

[wjburken]

wjburken, your search-fu is superior to mine. Found several possible candidates.

Thank You guys again.

Glad to be of some help.

 

[Doubeleive]

before you replace that thing did you try lubing it? spray inside it with some wd40 and then jamm that clip in & out there about 20-30 times (or more) and see if starts working again, (it's worked before)

 

[Sierra977]

Doubeleive, yes tried aerosol Royal Purple lubricant and did not fix the problem. Disassembling the latch mechanism, a spring and white molded plastic part seem to be broken/separated. I cannot determine how those parts are supposed to fit back together and they are enclosed in a metal frame so working on them is problematic. With the possibility of breaking the white molded part I may try anyway. Nothing to lose.

 

[Sierra977]

Managed to disassemble the latch without breaking any parts. LOL this latch is a puzzle. Anyone got a link to a drawing showing how the parts go together?


Or... like the genius my dog thinks I am I will pull the passenger side latch and see if that shows me how the parts go together.

ETA: Yup. It's broken. Off to eBay.