Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual page 549

8O - 32 RESTRAINTS
SEAT BELT TENSIONER (Continued)
airbag deployment following a frontal impact of the
vehicle, but also helps to reduce the likelihood of a
harmful contact with interior components. Also, the
seat belt tensioner torsion bar that the retractor
spool rides upon is designed to deform in order to
control the loading being applied to the occupants by
the seat belts during a frontal impact, further reduc-
ing the potential for occupant injuries.
The ACM monitors the condition of the seat belt
tensioners through circuit resistance, and will illumi-
nate the airbag indicator in the instrument cluster
and store a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) for any
fault that is detected. For proper diagnosis of the
seat belt tensioners, a DRBIII scan tool is required.
Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information.
SEAT BELT TURNING LOOP
ADJUSTER
REMOVAL
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) Remove the knob from the lever of the seat belt
turning loop adjuster. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/RE-
STRAINTS/TURNING LOOP HEIGHT ADJUSTER
KNOB - REMOVAL).
(2) Remove the screw that secures the shoulder
belt turning loop to the height adjuster.
(3) Remove the trim from the upper B-pillar (quad
cab) or from the quarter inner panel (standard/club
cab). (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/B-PILLAR
TRIM - REMOVAL) or (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERI-
OR/QUARTER TRIM PANEL - REMOVAL).
PROPER INSTALLATION,
(4) Remove the screw that secures the upper end
of the height adjuster to the B-pillar.
(5) Pull the upper end of the height adjuster away
from the B-pillar far enough to disengage the hooks
on the lower end of the adjuster from the slots in the
pillar.
(6) Remove the adjuster from the B-pillar.
INSTALLATION
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) Position the height adjuster to the B-pillar
with the hook formations oriented toward the lower
end of the adjuster.
(2) Engage the hooks on the lower end of the
adjuster into the slots in the B-pillar.
(3) Tilt the upper end of the height adjuster up
into position against the B-pillar.
(4) Install and tighten the screw that secures the
upper end of the height adjuster to the B-pillar.
Tighten the screw to 40 N·m (29 ft. lbs.).
(5) Reinstall the trim onto the upper B-pillar
(quad cab) or onto the quarter inner panel (standard/
club cab). (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/B-PILLAR
TRIM - INSTALLATION) or (Refer to 23 - BODY/IN-
TERIOR/QUARTER TRIM PANEL - INSTALLA-
TION).
(6) Install and tighten the anchor screw that
secures the seat belt turning loop to the adjuster.
Tighten the screw to 30 N·m (22 ft. lbs.).
(7) Reinstall the knob onto the lever of the seat
belt turning loop adjuster. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRI-
CAL/RESTRAINTS/TURNING
ADJUSTER KNOB - INSTALLATION).
PROPER INSTALLATION,
LOOP HEIGHT
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