RAM 3500 Truck 2WD L6-6.7L DSL Turbo (2010)
possible serious or fatal injury.
NOTE: The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged seat belt and retractor unit. The front outboard retractors
also include a seat belt tensioner. If the front seat belt or retractor is ineffective or damaged, but the seat belt tensioner is not
deployed, review the recommended procedures for handling non-deployed supplemental restraints. See: Service and Repair . If the seat
belt tensioner has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for service after a supplemental restraint deployment before
removing the unit from the vehicle. See: Service and Repair .
1. Position the front outboard seat belt and retractor (1) into the vehicle.
2. Reconnect the yellow connector (2) of the body wire harness (3) to the seat belt tensioner initiator on the retractor.
3. Position the seat belt and retractor (4) to the inner B-pillar (6) as a unit. Be certain to engage the locating tab on the upper retractor bracket into the
clearance hole in the B-pillar.
4. Loosely install the screw (5) that secures the lower retractor bracket to the B-pillar.
5. Install and tighten the screw (3) that secures the upper retractor bracket to the B-pillar. Tighten the screw to 12 Nm (106 in. lbs.).
6. Tighten the screw that secures the lower retractor bracket to the B-pillar. Tighten the screw to 39 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).
7. Position the belt web guide (2) to the B-pillar and use hand pressure to press it firmly and evenly until the two clips that secure it snap into place.
Be certain that the seat belt webbing between the retractor and the web guide is not twisted.
8. Reinstall the lower trim (3) onto the inside of the B-pillar. See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding / Trim/Trim Panel/Service and Repair/Pillar
Trim/B-Pillar Trim Panel - Installation.
