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The short answer is yes. There is not much inside a seat belt that is repairable. Your best bet would be to head for an auto salvage yard and pick up a decent used one. Hope this helps.
Dave I highly reccomend you to replace the seatbelt instead of repairing it ...you wouldnt want it to fall in an accident... the dealer dont repair them for this reason
Is this a NEW seat belt? Or a junkyard part... Per the Toyota 1988 Repair Manual - the belt is allowed to be pulled out at a tile of 15 degrees or less; and cannot be pulled out at over 45 degrees of tilt.
Your problem is the belt is not retracting. The manual states to replace the assembly. It also states: "Whenver installing a new belt assembly, verify proper operation before installation."
If a new part does not have proper operation; have it replaced. If this is a 'used' new part - get a NEW seat belt.
1)move the plastic cover over the seat belt out of the way to gain access to the two mounting bolts for the seat belt mechanism. Use a 10mm wrench and a 14mm wrench and remove the two bolts holding the seat belt mechanism to the body. Use a small drill bit or small screwdriver and make one hole in the plastic cover on each side of the seat belt mechanism (the covers say "do not remove plastic cover". Spray lots of wd40 in each hole. Then exercise the seat belt. When the mechanism allows the belt to be retracted, retract the belt all the way out and exercise the seat belt. Reinstall mechanism with both mounting screws in original position and put plastic cover back in place. Good luck. New seat belt costs $100.00 from dealer and are hard to find working in junk yards. I have fixed several of them this way.
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