Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual page 537

8O - 20 RESTRAINTS
FRONT SEAT BELT & RETRACTOR (Continued)
WARNING: DURING AND FOLLOWING ANY SEAT
BELT SERVICE, CAREFULLY INSPECT ALL SEAT
BELTS, BUCKLES, MOUNTING HARDWARE, AND
RETRACTORS FOR
OPERATION, OR DAMAGE. REPLACE ANY BELT
THAT IS CUT, FRAYED, OR TORN. STRAIGHTEN
ANY BELT THAT IS TWISTED. TIGHTEN ANY
LOOSE FASTENERS. REPLACE ANY BELT THAT
HAS A DAMAGED OR INOPERATIVE BUCKLE OR
RETRACTOR. REPLACE ANY BELT THAT HAS A
BENT OR DAMAGED LATCH PLATE OR ANCHOR
PLATE. NEVER ATTEMPT TO REPAIR A SEAT BELT
COMPONENT. ALWAYS REPLACE DAMAGED OR
FAULTY SEAT BELT COMPONENTS WITH THE COR-
RECT, NEW AND UNUSED REPLACEMENT PARTS
LISTED IN THE MOPAR PARTS CATALOG.
(1) Move the front seats to their most forward
position for easiest access to the lower seat belt
anchor plate, the retractor, and the B-pillar.
(2) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable. If either of the airbags has not been deployed,
wait two minutes for the system capacitor to dis-
charge before further service.
(3) Lift the cover on the lower seat belt anchor
plate far enough to access the screw that secures the
anchor plate to the front seat adjuster.
(4) Remove the screw that secures the lower seat
belt anchor plate to the seat adjuster (Fig. 17).
Fig. 17 Front Seat Belt Lower Anchor
1 - SCREW
2 - SEAT
PROPER INSTALLATION,
(5) Unsnap and remove the front shoulder belt
turning loop cover to access the screw that secures
the turning loop to the height adjuster.
(6) Remove the screw that secures the shoulder
belt turning loop to the height adjuster (Fig. 18).
Fig. 18 Front Shoulder Belt & Retractor - Quad Cab
1 - TURNING LOOP
2 - HEIGHT ADJUSTER
3 - UPPER B-PILLAR TRIM
4 - B-PILLAR
5 - SHIELD
6 - SCREW
7 - LOWER B-PILLAR TRIM
8 - RETRACTOR
(7) Remove the shoulder belt turning loop from the
height adjuster.
(8) Remove the trim from the B-pillar. (Refer to 23
- BODY/INTERIOR/B-PILLAR TRIM - REMOVAL).
(9) Remove the two screws that secure the seat
belt web guide to the B-pillar above the retractor.
(10) Disconnect the seat belt tensioner pigtail wire
connector from the body wire harness connector.
(11) On the driver side only, disconnect the seat
belt switch pigtail wire connector from the body wire
harness connector.
(12) Remove the screw that secures the retractor
to the B-pillar.
(13) Remove the front shoulder belt and retractor
from the B-pillar.
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