Info needed for seat belt disassembling

[Grabbergreendream]

I am in the process of trying to get my seatbelts cleaned up so when it's time they will be ready. These are the button-style belts, original to my 71 Satty. I want to remove the plastic cover on the buckles & give them a good cleaning, lube them up & get them working flawlessly. I poked around with a screwdriver and am worried I may damage the cover so before I went any further I figured I'd ask for advice. I checked a few different places for old threads or pics of these with the covers off & came up with nothing. My belts are in good shape, the webbing just a bit faded but have dyed a set of belts in the past with great success so thats not an issue. This is not a show car... Just need info on how to remove the cover. Thanks in advance.
John

 

[gkent]

lube them up

Maybe your year is different but the earlier buckles use NO lube.

I've cleaned many by just soaking them in a bucket of washing detergent and giving them a scrub, a good rinse then hanging on a line to dry on a nice day. Hang them buckles up so the water runs away from the buckles - not down into them.