Commander 4WD V8-4.7L (2008)
Seat Belt: Service and Repair
Seat Belt and Retractor - Installation
Front
FRONT
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury during and following any seat belt or child restraint anchor service, carefully inspect all seat belts,
buckles, mounting hardware, retractors, tether straps, and anchors 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 ineffective buckle or
retractor. Replace any belt that has a bent or damaged latch plate or anchor plate. Replace any child restraint anchor or the unit to which the
anchor is integral that has been bent or damaged. Never attempt to repair a seat belt or child restraint component. Always replace damaged or
ineffective seat belt and child restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the DaimlerChrysler
Mopar(R) Parts Catalog.
1. Be certain that the retractor shield (10) is properly installed in the inner B-pillar (1) and in good condition before installing the retractor.
2. Position the seat belt and retractor (9) into the vehicle as a unit.
3. Install and tighten the screw (7) that secures the retractor lower bracket to the base of the inner B-pillar. Tighten the screw to 39 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).
4. Route the front seat belt (6) turning loop and lower anchor through the seat belt opening in the lower B-pillar trim (8).
5. Reinstall the lower trim onto the B-pillar. See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding / Trim/Trim Panel/Service and Repair/Pillar Trim/B-Pillar Trim
.
6. Reinstall the upper 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.
7. Position the seat belt turning loop (5) onto the height adjuster (2) on the upper B-pillar. Be certain that the seat belt webbing between the retractor
and the turning loop is not twisted.
8. Install and tighten the screw (4) that secures the turning loop to the height adjuster. Tighten the screw to 39 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).
