Door Opening Frame; Front Shoulder/Lap Belt And Buckle; Front Shoulder/Lap Belt And Retractor Removal; Front Shoulder/Lap Belt And Retractor Installation - Jeep Wrangler 1997 Manual

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

DOOR OPENING FRAME

Vehicles equipped with a soft top require a door
opening frame to complete the seal for the soft top
door assembly.
REMOVAL
(1) Lower the top to the rearward position.
(2) Turn the knobs located on top of the door open-
ing frame counter clockwise and remove completely
(Fig. 51).
(3) Pull door opening frame outward and up. Sep-
arate from vehicle.
Fig. 51 Door Opening Frame
INSTALLATION
(1) Install the alignment pin at the base of the
door opening frame into the hole at the top of the
quarter panel.
(2) Position the door opening frame on the side
support bar and install the knobs.
(3) Raise and secure the top.

FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT AND BUCKLE

WARNING: INSPECT
RETRACTOR AND BUCKLE. REPLACE THE BELT
OR BUCKLE THAT IS EITHER CUT, FRAYED, TORN
OR DAMAGED. REPLACE THE BELT IF THE
RETRACTOR IS INOPERATIVE.
FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT AND
RETRACTOR REMOVAL
(1) Move front seat to the full forward position.
(2) Remove the bolt attaching the retractor to the
sport bar (Fig. 52).
(3) Using a small flat blade, pry the cover from the
turning loop.
(4) Remove the bolt attaching the turning loop to
the height adjuster (Fig. 53).
(5) Separate the belt assembly from the vehicle.
THE SHOULDER
FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT AND
RETRACTOR INSTALLATION
(1) Position the turning loop on the height adjuster
and install the bolt. Tighten the bolt to 47 N·m ( 35
ft. lbs.) torque.
BELT,
(2) Close the cover on the turning loop.
(3) Install the bolt attaching the retractor to the
sport bar. Tighten the bolt to 47 N·m ( 35 ft. lbs.)
torque.
FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE REMOVAL
(1) Remove the bolt attaching the seat belt buckle
to the seat track/seat riser (Fig. 54).
(2) Disengage seat belt harness connector (driver's
seat only).
(3) Remove buckle from vehicle.
FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE INSTALLATION
(1) Position the buckle on the seat track/seat riser
and install the bolt.
(2) Engage seat belt harness connector (driver's
seat only).
Fig. 52 Front Retractor
Fig. 53 Front Turning Loop
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