RAM 1500 Truck 2WD V8-5.7L VIN 2 (2006)
10. Remove the lower trim (3) from the inside of the B-pillar.
11. Disconnect the yellow body wire harness connector (5) from the seat belt tensioner initiator on the retractor (7).
12. On the driver side only, disconnect the white body wire harness connector from the connector receptacle for the seat belt tension reducer located
near the bottom of the retractor.
13. Disengage the two clips that secure the belt web guide (1) to the B-pillar.
14. Remove the screw (4) that secures the upper retractor bracket to the B-pillar.
15. Remove the screw (6) that secures the lower retractor bracket to the B-pillar.
16. Disengage the locating tab on the upper retractor bracket from the hole in the inner B-pillar.
17. Remove the front outboard seat belt and retractor from the B-pillar as a unit.
INSTALLATION
1. Position the front outboard seat belt and retractor (7) to the inner B-pillar as a unit. Be certain to engage the tab on the upper retractor bracket into
the hole in the B-pillar.
2. Loosely install the screw (6) that secures the lower retractor bracket to the B-pillar.
3. Install and tighten the screw (4) that secures the upper retractor bracket to the B-pillar. Tighten the screw to 12 N.m (105 in. lbs.).
4. Tighten the screw that secures the lower retractor bracket to the B-pillar. Tighten the screw to 39 N.m (29 ft. lbs.).
5. Position the belt web guide (1) to the B-pillar and use hand pressure to press it firmly and evenly until the two clips that secure it snap into place.
6. Reconnect the yellow body wire harness connector (5) to the seat belt tensioner initiator on the retractor.
7. On the driver side only, reconnect the white body wire harness connector to the seat belt tension reducer connector receptacle near the bottom of
the retractor.
8. Reinstall the lower trim (3) onto the inside of the B-pillar. Be certain that the turning loop (2) can be accessed from the face of the lower trim after
the seat belt webbing is inserted through the slot in the trim.
