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Seat Belt Pretensioner Plug

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by drwelby, Jun 12, 2016.

  1. Jun 12, 2016 at 10:46 AM
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    drwelby

    drwelby [OP] New Member

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    Dog chewed up the seat belt. Bought a new one and when pulling out the old one I'm stuck at the pretensioner wire plug. It doesn't pop out easily and seems pretty flimsy so I want to make sure there's no trick to unhooking it. I don't see a release tab, and the empty receptacle on the new belt doesn't give any clues. I assume I just need to pry a little harder, but I really don't want to break the plug and have this turn into a total fiasco.

    Also, based on other threads I should disconnect the battery, right?

    UPDATE: Figured out that the black clip pops up which should allow the clips to disengage from the side of the socket, and I can get them to unclip, but the plug still doesn't want to come out with a reasonable amount of force.

    UPDATE 2: After some wiggling it finally popped out.
     
    Last edited: Jun 12, 2016
  2. Jun 16, 2016 at 4:44 PM
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    skeezix

    skeezix Well-Known Member

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    You and I must be related somehow.

    Except that had I wiggled it, it would have broken...
     

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