Seat Belt Height Adjuster: Service and Repair

Safety Belt Shoulder Height Adjuster

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Removal

WARNING: After a crash, the following safety belt components and attaching hardware must be inspected and tested to verify correct function:
- Retractors
- Buckles
- Child safety seat tether bracket assemblies
- ALR (Automatic Locking Retractor) feature for child safety seats (passenger seating positions only)
- BTS (Belt Tension Sensor) (if equipped)
- Front safety belt buckle support assemblies (slide bar) (if equipped)
- Safety belt shoulder belt height adjusters (if equipped)

Components that do not operate correctly or pass all Functional Tests in the Component Tests must be replaced with new components.

Safety belt assembly attaching areas must be inspected. Damaged or distorted attaching areas must be restored to their original structural integrity and a new safety belt assembly with new attaching hardware must be installed.

After deployment of the front safety belt pretensioners, a new safety belt system (including retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be installed.

Failure to follow this instruction may result in incorrect operation of the safety belt system and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

1. Remove the B-pillar trim panels. REFER to B-Pillar Trim Panel .

2. Remove the bolt and the D-ring.

3. Remove the safety belt shoulder height adjuster in the following sequence.

1. Remove the safety belt shoulder height adjuster bolt.

2. Rotate the top of the safety belt shoulder height adjuster down 90°.

3. Turn the bottom of the safety belt shoulder height adjuster, disengaging the T-tab from the B-pillar sheet metal and remove the safety belt shoulder height adjuster.

Installation

1. Install the safety belt shoulder height adjuster in the following sequence.

1. Engage the safety belt shoulder height adjuster T-tab to the B-pillar sheet metal.

2. Rotate the top of the safety belt shoulder height adjuster up 90°.

3. Install the safety belt shoulder height adjuster bolt.
- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

2. NOTE: Before installation, make sure the safety belt webbing is not twisted and the safety belts and buckles are accessible to the occupants.
Position the D-ring and install the bolt.
- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

3. Install the B-pillar trim panels. REFER to B-Pillar Trim Panel .