FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Rear Outboard





REAR OUTBOARD

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury 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, 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 ineffective buckle or retractor. Replace any belt that has a bent or damaged 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 ineffective seat belt and child restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the Chrysler Mopar(R) Parts Catalog.





1. Position the rear outboard seat belt (2) and retractor (4) to the inner C-pillar (5) as a unit.
2. Engage the T-tab on the retractor bracket into the T-slot in the inner C-pillar.
3. Install and tighten the screw (3) that secures the retractor to the inner C-pillar. Tighten the screw to 32 Nm (24 ft. lbs.).
4. Position the seat belt turning loop to the inner C-pillar. Be certain the seat belt webbing between the retractor and the turning loop is not twisted.
5. Install and tighten the screw (1) that secures the seat belt turning loop to the inner C-pillar. Tighten the screw to 32 Nm (24 ft. lbs.).
6. Insert the seat belt webbing and lower anchor through the seat belt opening in the upper C-pillar trim.
7. Reinstall the trim onto the upper inner C-pillar. C-Pillar Trim Panel - Installation.





8. Position the rear outboard seat belt (1) lower anchor to the lower inner C-pillar. Be certain the seat belt webbing between the turning loop and the lower anchor is not twisted.
9. Install and tighten the screw (2) that secures the seat belt lower anchor to the lower inner C-pillar. Tighten the screw to 45 Nm (33 ft. lbs.).
10. Reinstall the rear seat cushion into the vehicle. Seat Cushion Cover - Installation.
11. Reconnect the battery negative cable.