RAM 1500 Truck 4WD V8-5.7L VIN D (2005)
1. Move the front seat to its most forward position for easiest access to the lower seat belt anchor (7) and the B-pillar trim.
2. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
3. Remove the stowage tray from the rear floor panel behind the seat.
4. Remove the screw (8) that secures the lower seat belt anchor to the lower inner B-pillar (14).
5. Remove the lower seat belt anchor from the lower inner B-pillar.
6. Unsnap and remove the trim cover (5) from the front outboard seat belt turning loop (3) to access the screw (4) that secures the turning loop to the
height adjuster (1) on the upper inner B-pillar. Discard the removed turning loop trim cover as it is not intended for reuse.
7. Remove the screw that secures the seat belt turning loop to the height adjuster.
8. Remove the seat belt turning loop from the height adjuster.
9. Remove the upper (2) and lower (6) trim from the inner B-pillar.
10. Remove the screw (12) that secures the seat belt web guide (13) to the inner B-pillar near the belt line.
11. Remove the seat belt web guide from the inner B-pillar.
12. On the driver side only, disconnect the body wire harness take out and white connector from the connector receptacle for the seat belt tension
reducer located near the bottom of the retractor (10).
13. Disengage the seat belt tensioner pigtail wire retainer from the hole in the inner B-pillar sheet metal.
14. Disconnect the yellow seat belt tensioner pigtail wire connector from the body wire harness take out and connector (11) for the tensioner.
15. Remove the screw (9) that secures the lower retractor bracket to the lower inner B-pillar below the retractor mounting hole.
16. Disengage the hooks on the upper retractor bracket from the slots in the lower inner B-pillar above the retractor mounting hole.
17. Remove the front outboard seat belt and retractor from the retractor mounting hole in the lower inner B-pillar.
INSTALLATION
