Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual page 546

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REAR SEAT BELT & RETRACTOR (Continued)
panel (club cab) or the C-pillar (quad cab). Tighten
the screw to 40 N·m (29 ft. lbs.).
(5) Reinstall the trim onto the quarter inner panel
(club cab) (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/QUAR-
TER TRIM PANEL - INSTALLATION) or the C-pil-
lar (quad cab) (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/C-
PILLAR TRIM - INSTALLATION).
(6) Position the shoulder belt turning loop onto the
quarter inner panel (club cab) or the C-pillar (quad
cab).
(7) Install and tighten the screw that secures the
shoulder belt turning loop to the quarter inner panel
(club cab) or the C-pillar (quad cab). Tighten the
screw to 30 N·m (22 ft. lbs.).
(8) Snap the trim cover over the rear shoulder belt
turning loop anchor plate to conceal the screw that
secures the turning loop to the quarter inner panel
(club cab) or the C-pillar (quad cab).
REAR SEAT LAP BELT/BUCKLE
REMOVAL
Club cab and quad cab models both have a com-
bined rear seat buckle/buckle unit on the right side
of the vehicle that is secured to the rear floor panel
beneath the rear seat cushion. Club cab models have
a combined rear seat lap belt/buckle unit on the left
side of the vehicle that is secured to the rear floor
panel beneath the rear seat cushion. The left side of
the quad cab models has a rear lap belt unit that is
secured to a stud on the left center rear seat riser
bracket, and a rear buckle unit that is secured to the
rear of the left seat cushion frame.
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.
REAR SEAT BUCKLE/BUCKLE UNIT (CLUB OR QUAD CAB) &
LAP BELT/BUCKLE UNIT (CLUB CAB ONLY)
(1) Remove the rear seat from the rear floor panel
(club cab) (Refer to 23 - BODY/SEATS/SEAT CUSH-
PROPER INSTALLATION,
ION - REMOVAL) or fold up the rear seat cushion
(quad cab).
(2) Remove the screw that secures the anchor
plate of the rear seat buckle/buckle unit (right side -
club cab or quad cab) or lap belt/buckle unit (left side
- club cab only) to the rear floor panel (Fig. 26).
Fig. 26 Rear Seat Belts - Club Cab
1 - REAR SEAT LAP BELT/BUCKLE
(3) Remove the rear seat buckle/buckle unit (right
side) or lap belt/buckle unit (left side) from the rear
floor panel.
REAR SEAT LAP BELT UNIT - LEFT SIDE - QUAD CAB ONLY
(1) Fold up the rear seat cushions against the rear
seat back.
(2) Remove the nut that secures the rear seat lap
belt anchor plate to the stud on the inboard side of
the left center rear seat riser bracket.
(3) Remove the rear seat lap belt unit from the
inboard side of the left center rear seat riser bracket.
REAR SEAT BUCKLE UNIT - LEFT SIDE - QUAD CAB ONLY
(1) Fold up the rear seat cushions against the rear
seat back.
(2) Remove the screw that secures the rear seat
belt buckle anchor plate to the rear of the left seat
cushion frame.
(3) Remove the rear seat belt buckle unit from the
rear of the left seat cushion frame.
INSTALLATION
Club cab and quad cab models both have a com-
bined rear seat buckle/buckle unit on the right side
of the vehicle that is secured to the rear floor panel
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