Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 674

DR
SEAT BELT TURNING LOOP
ADJUSTER
REMOVAL
WARNING: TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR
DEATH, DURING AND FOLLOWING ANY SEAT BELT
OR CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHOR SERVICE, CARE-
FULLY INSPECT ALL SEAT BELTS, BUCKLES,
MOUNTING HARDWARE, RETRACTORS, TETHER
STRAPS, AND ANCHORS FOR PROPER INSTALLA-
TION, OPERATION, OR DAMAGE. REPLACE ANY
BELT THAT IS CUT,
STRAIGHTEN ANY
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.
RESTRAINT ANCHOR OR THE UNIT TO WHICH THE
ANCHOR IS INTEGRAL THAT HAS BEEN BENT OR
DAMAGED. NEVER ATTEMPT TO REPAIR A SEAT
BELT OR CHILD
ALWAYS REPLACE DAMAGED OR FAULTY SEAT
BELT AND CHILD RESTRAINT COMPONENTS WITH
THE CORRECT, NEW AND UNUSED REPLACEMENT
PARTS LISTED IN THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER MOPAR
PARTS CATALOG.
(1) Unsnap and remove the trim cover from the
front outboard seat belt turning loop to access the
screw that secures the turning loop to the height
adjuster on the upper inner B-pillar. Discard the
removed turning loop trim cover as it is not intended
for reuse.
(2) Remove the screw that secures the seat belt
turning loop to the height adjuster.
(3) Remove the front seat belt turning loop from
the height adjuster.
(4) Remove the upper trim from the inner B-pillar.
(Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/B-PILLAR UPPER
TRIM - REMOVAL).
(5) Loosen the two screws that secure the seat belt
turning loop height adjuster far enough to remove
the adjuster from the upper B-pillar (Fig. 50).
(6) Disengage the tab near the lower end of the
seat belt turning loop height adjuster from the slot in
the sheet metal and remove the adjuster from the
inner B-pillar.
FRAYED, OR
BELT THAT IS TWISTED.
REPLACE ANY
RESTRAINT COMPONENT.
TORN.
Fig. 50 Seat Belt Turning Loop Adjuster Remove/
1 - B-PILLAR
CHILD
2 - ADJUSTER
3 - SCREW (2)
4 - GRAB HANDLE BRACKET (QUAD CAB ONLY)
INSTALLATION
WARNING: TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH,
DURING AND FOLLOWING ANY SEAT BELT OR
CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHOR SERVICE, CAREFULLY
INSPECT ALL SEAT BELTS, BUCKLES, MOUNTING
HARDWARE, RETRACTORS, TETHER STRAPS, AND
ANCHORS FOR PROPER INSTALLATION, OPERA-
TION, OR DAMAGE. REPLACE ANY BELT THAT IS
CUT, FRAYED, OR TORN. STRAIGHTEN ANY BELT
THAT IS TWISTED. TIGHTEN ANY LOOSE FASTEN-
ERS. REPLACE ANY BELT THAT HAS A DAMAGED
OR INOPERATIVE
REPLACE ANY BELT THAT HAS A BENT OR DAM-
AGED LATCH PLATE OR ANCHOR PLATE. REPLACE
ANY CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHOR OR THE UNIT TO
WHICH THE ANCHOR IS INTEGRAL THAT HAS BEEN
BENT OR DAMAGED. NEVER ATTEMPT TO REPAIR A
SEAT BELT OR CHILD RESTRAINT COMPONENT.
ALWAYS REPLACE DAMAGED OR FAULTY SEAT
BELT AND CHILD RESTRAINT COMPONENTS WITH
THE CORRECT, NEW AND UNUSED REPLACEMENT
PARTS LISTED IN THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER MOPAR
PARTS CATALOG.
(1) Position the front seat belt turning loop
adjuster to the inner B-pillar (Fig. 50).
(2) Engage the tab near the lower end of the seat
belt turning loop height adjuster into the slot in the
sheet metal of the inner B-pillar.
(3) Hand tighten the lower of the two screws that
secure the seat belt turning loop height adjuster to
the upper B-pillar far enough to keep the tab on the
lower end of the adjuster engaged in the B-pillar slot.
RESTRAINTS
Install
BUCKLE OR RETRACTOR.
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