RAM 2500 Truck 2WD L6-5.9L DSL Turbo VIN C (2002)
Seat Belt: Service and Repair
Seat Belt and Retractor - Rear Seat
Rear Seat Belt & Retractor Replacement
REMOVAL
WARNING: DURING AND FOLLOWING ANY SEAT BELT SERVICE, CAREFULLY INSPECT ALL SEAT BELTS, BUCKLES,
MOUNTING HARDWARE, AND RETRACTORS 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 INOPERATIVE BUCKLE OR RETRACTOR.
REPLACE ANY BELT THAT HAS A BENT OR DAMAGED LATCH PLATE OR ANCHOR PLATE. NEVER ATTEMPT TO
REPAIR A SEAT BELT COMPONENT.
ALWAYS REPLACE DAMAGED OR FAULTY SEAT BELT COMPONENTS WITH THE CORRECT, NEW AND UNUSED
REPLACEMENT PARTS LISTED IN THE MOPAR PARTS CATALOG.
1. Remove the rear seat from the passenger compartment.
2. Remove the trim cover from the door sill.
Fig. 23 Rear Seat Belt & Retractor - Typical
3. Remove the screw that secures the lower seat belt anchor plate to the quarter inner panel near the base of the C-pillar.
4. Unsnap and lift the rear shoulder belt turning loop cover to access the screw that secures the turning loop to the quarter inner panel near the top of
the C-pillar.
5. Remove the screw that secures the shoulder belt turning loop to the quarter inner panel.
6. Remove the trim from the quarter inner panel.
7. Disengage the rear seat shoulder belt turning loop and lower seat belt anchor plate from the quarter trim panel.
8. Remove the screw that secures the retractor to the quarter inner panel near the C-pillar.
9. Remove the rear shoulder belt and retractor from the quarter inner panel.
INSTALLATION
1. Position the rear shoulder belt retractor onto the quarter inner panel.
2. Install and tighten the screw that secures the retractor to the quarter inner panel. Tighten the screw to 40 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).
3. Engage the rear seat shoulder belt turning loop and lower seat belt anchor plate with the quarter trim panel.
4. Reinstall the trim onto the quarter inner panel.
5. Position the shoulder belt turning loop onto the quarter inner panel near the top of the C-pillar.
6. Install and tighten the screw that secures the shoulder belt turning loop to the quarter inner panel. Tighten the screw to 40 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).
7. Fold and snap the cover over the rear shoulder belt turning loop to conceal the screw that secures the turning loop to the quarter inner panel.
8. Position the lower seat belt anchor plate onto the quarter inner panel near the base of the C-pillar.
9. Install and tighten the screw that secures the lower seat belt anchor plate to the quarter inner panel near the base of the C-pillar. Tighten the screw
