Toyota Tether Anchor Retrofit ?

[morlando27]

I ordered the part for DH to retrofit a TA in a 1998 Toyota Corolla. It didn't come with any instructions and those in the manual weren't very clear. Does the bolt simply screw in, with no nut on the underside? The anchor is still able to rotate after installation and I'm not confident he installed it correctly.

 

[EmmaCPST]

Alldata gives me this:

Installation Procedure

Child Restraint Seat Top Strap Bracket Installation

Obtain the exact year and vehicle model Toyota Owner's Manual before beginning installation.

1. Confirm with the customer which seat location(s) they will be installing the child restraint seat. The Owner's Manual seat section provides an illustration showing available top strap bracket location(s). The illustration page in the Owner's Manual is shown in this bulletin.

NOTE: Determine which kit parts are needed for each specific child seat location, by referring information in this bulletin.

2. Remove a 20mm diameter area of the carpet or trim material above the bracket mounting location. In some vehicles, a 20mm circle is already pre-cut into the interior trim material. Once the interior trim material is removed, the nuts welded in by the factory should be visible.

3. If a 5mm or 15mm spacer is specified, remove the red lock washer from the Bracket Sub-Assembly (P/N 73709-12010) and remove the 10mm spacer. Assure the red lock washer is re-installed onto the bolt. If a 5mm spacer is needed, use the 15mm bolt from the CRS Kit (P/N 04731-22012).

4. Install the bracket assembly, according to the directions in the Owner's Manual. Tighten the bolt to 16.5 - 24.7 N-m, (1.68-2.52 kgf-m, 12.2 - 18.2 ft-lbf).

^ Assure the top strap is attached to the child seat, according to the child seat manufacturer's instructions.

^ Assure the child seat is installed in the vehicle according to the Toyota Owner's Manual (seat section).



Owner's Manual Installation Reference Information

Additionally, you can go to carseat.org (different site than this one, without the hypen) and click on Toyota/Lexus Tether Anchors for information about how you can have them done at the Toyota dealership in exchange for a $5 donation that goes to Safety Belt Safe.

 

[morlando27]

It looks like we need to remove the nylon washer and verify that the red lock washer isn't upside down. Thank you!