2-Door
Removal1. Remove rear seat.
2. Remove A-pillar and B-pillar garnish mouldings.
3. Remove quarter panel trim panel and sound deadener.
4. Cycle shoulder belt carrier full forward.
5. Disconnect electrical switch connectors at A-and B-pillars.
6. Remove plug button from shoulder belt anchor cover.
7. Remove Torx (R) head screw retaining shoulder belt anchor to shoulder belt retainer and disconnect shoulder belt anchor.
8. Remove two screws retaining drive belt track to motor.
NOTE: If the vertical guide is being replaced, remove all retaining screws.
9. Remove one screw, adjacent to motor, retaining vertical drive belt guide.
10. Carefully disconnect drive belt track from motor, allowing belt to pass by gear teeth without engagement.
11. Remove screw from A-pillar bracket to A-pillar.
12. Remove two bolts retaining track assembly to B-pillar.
13. Remove two screws retaining track assembly to inner roof rail.
14. Remove screws from overhead track retaining clips.
15. Disengage vertical guide release tab at B-pillar bracket.
16. Rotate track downward to remove track limit switch retaining tab from slot in A-pillar.
17. Remove the track assembly from the vehicle.
Installation
NOTE: Failure to test for limit switch continuity may result in eventual drive belt damage (strip/kink) requiring replacement.
1. Perform the Limit Switch Continuity Test procedure for the A-pillar and B-pillar limit switches (unless this procedure was performed during the drive belt replacement procedure). Passive Restraint System (Motorized Seat Belts)
2. Perform the Lock-out Switch Test. Passive Restraint System (Motorized Seat Belts)
3. Install the A-pillar limit switch to the switch bracket/track assembly. Make sure the rubber limit switch bumper is installed correctly and the switch plunger passes freely through the plunger and the plunger opening in the bracket.
NOTE: Remove the screws retaining the limit switch bracket to the track assembly and apply Threadlocker and Sealer EOAZ-19554-AA (ESE-M4G204-A) or equivalent to the threads. Install the screws.
4. Loosely install the shoulder belt track to the body.
5. Install the existing B-pillar limit switch to the track assembly. Make sure the rubber limit switch bumper is installed correctly and that the switch plunger passes freely through the bumper and the opening in the mounting bracket.
6. Secure the limit switch wiring to the B-pillar support bracket with a new adjustable bundling strap.
7. Tighten the two B-pillar rear support bracket retaining bolts to 23-33 Nm (17-24 lb-ft).
8. Tighten the two overhead track to body retaining screws.
9. Install the limit switch bracket to the A-pillar.
10. Insert the drive belt through the vertical guide and the motor guide. Connect the guide to the B-pillar rear support bracket.
11. Connect the motor guide to the vertical guide (if the guide was replaced).
12. Align the slots in the drive belt with the teeth on the motor drive gear. Position the guide to the motor.
NOTE: Prior to installing the retaining screws, make sure there is no binding of the drive belt at the motor.
13. Apply Threadlocker and Sealer EOAZ-19554-AA (ESE-M4G204-A) or equivalent to the threads of the two motor guide retaining screws. Install and tighten the screws to 2.5-4.0 Nm (22-35 lb-in).
14. Install the vertical guide retaining screws.
15. Install the lower guide to the motor guide.
16. Cycle the shoulder belt carrier in both directions.
CAUTION: If the shoulder belt track assembly is being installed after the replacement of the drive belt, the following steps must be performed or the replacement drive belt may eventually be damaged.
17. Install only the A-pillar interior trim molding.
18. Perform the Voltage at the Motor Test.
19. Prior to installing the shoulder belt track assembly in the vehicle, perform the Lock-out Switch Test. Passive Restraint System (Motorized Seat Belts)
20. After installing the shoulder belt track assembly, make sure the ends of the dust seals are straightened.
CAUTION: If the instrument panel was installed too high on one side during production, and/or the A-pillar molding was mispositioned too high, this may cause the molding to push the ends of the dust seals upward into the path of the drive belt. As a result of this obstruction, the shoulder belt does not contact or is slow to contact the limit switch plunger, resulting in a "stall" condition eventually resulting in drive belt damage.
21. Install only the A-pillar interior trim molding, in order to check for possible interference between the shoulder belt track dust seals and the end of the drive belt. This interference may be caused by a mispositioned instrument panel and loran A-pillar interior trim molding, resulting in the limit switch plunger not being depressed and eventual drive belt damage.
22. Perform the Voltage at the Motor Test procedure. Passive Restraint System (Motorized Seat Belts)
23. If voltage is being supplied to the motor when the belt carrier is at the A-pillar, remove the A-pillar molding and re-test for voltage.
24. If voltage is interrupted with the A-pillar molding removed, the molding must be reworked as follows:
a. Install the A-pillar molding to the A-pillar.
b. Measure the distance from the edge of the metal track to the edge of the molding.
25. Determine the exact area to be reworked as follows:
- If the distance is greater than 17 mm, the molding does not require rework.
- If the distance is less than 17 mm, the molding must be reworked. Proceed to Step 26.
26. Apply a piece of masking tape to the molding.
27. Measure from the edge of the metal track 17 mm, and at the approximate center of the opening in the molding, mark the tape.
28. Remove the molding from the vehicle.
a. Position a straight edge along one side of the opening in the molding and measure the distance between the edge of the molding and the mark on the tape previously made in Step 26. Note the dimension.
b. Position the straight edge along the other side of the opening in the molding, and using the previously noted dimension, measure the same distance from the edge of the molding and mark the tape.
c. Through the three marks on the tape, draw a line that is parallel to the edge of the opening in the molding.
d. Position a straight edge along each side of the opening in the molding and draw two extension lines that intersect the parallel line previously made in Step 28C.
CAUTION: Remove only enough material to achieve the 17 mm clearance from the edge of the metal track to the new opening in the molding.
29. Using only a coping saw or a hacksaw with a fine tooth blade (24 or 32 teeth per inch) carefully remove the material in the affected area.
30. After the required material has been removed, use a file to remove any burrs and carefully radius the corners of the reworked molding.
31. Remove the masking tape.
32. Reposition (straighten) the ends of the dust seals.
33. Install the reworked molding and check for adequate clearance between the end of the track and the edge of the opening in the molding.
34. Re-test for voltage at the motor.
a. If the voltage is interrupted after the molding has been reworked, install the remaining interior trim and check the system for proper operation.
b. If voltage is not interrupted to the motor with the A-pillar molding removed (not reworked), check the limit switch in put to the control module and repair as required.
Upper Anchor Assembly:
35. Install the front seat shoulder belt to the track assembly as follows:
a. Return the shoulder belt carrier to the B-pillar position.
b. Grasp the shoulder belt anchor and pull the belt webbing out of the retractor in the console. Allow the webbing to lay flat on the seat with no twist.
c. Install the shoulder belt to the track assembly by locating the anti-rotation pin in the belt carrier and aligning it with the notch in the belt anchor.
d. Install the Torx head retaining bolt and tighten it to 11-16 Nm (8-12 lb-ft).
NOTE: When the shoulder belt is returned to the A-pillar position, there should be a half-twist in the belt webbing.
36. Operate the passive restraint system to make sure it is operating properly.
37. Install the interior trim.
38. Install the rear seat back and rear seat cushion.