RAM 1500 Truck 4WD V8-5.9L VIN Z (2002)
Fig. 30 Front Outboard Seat Belt & Retractor Remove/Install - Standard Cab
3. Remove the screw that secures the lower seat belt anchor to the lower inner B-pillar.
4. Remove the lower seat belt anchor from the lower inner B-pillar.
5. Unsnap and remove the trim cover from the front outboard seat belt turning loop to access the screw that secures the turning loop to the height
adjuster on the upper inner B-pillar. Discard the removed turning loop trim cover as it is not intended for reuse.
6. Remove the screw that secures the seat belt turning loop to the height adjuster.
7. Remove the seat belt turning loop from the height adjuster.
8. Remove the upper and lower trim from the inner B-pillar.
9. Remove the screw that secures the seat belt web guide to the inner B-pillar near the belt line.
10. Remove the seat belt web guide from the inner B-pillar.
11. 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.
12. Disengage the seat belt tensioner pigtail wire retainer from the hole in the inner B-pillar sheet metal.
13. Disconnect the yellow seat belt tensioner pigtail wire connector from the body wire harness take out and connector for the tensioner.
14. Remove the screw that secures the lower retractor bracket to the lower inner B-pillar below the retractor mounting hole.
15. Disengage the hooks on the upper retractor bracket from the slots in the lower inner B-pillar above the retractor mounting hole.
16. Remove the front outboard seat belt and retractor from the retractor mounting hole in the lower inner B-pillar.
Quad CAB
The following procedure is for replacement of a faulty or damaged front outboard seat belt and retractor unit, which includes a seat belt tensioner for
this model. (Refer to RESTRAINTS/SEAT BELT TENSIONER - DESCRIPTION). If the seat belt or retractor is faulty or damaged, but the seat belt
tensioner is not deployed, review the recommended procedures for handling non-deployed supplemental restraints. (Refer to RESTRAINTS -
STANDARD PROCEDURE - HANDLING NON-DEPLOYED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINTS). If the seat belt tensioner has been deployed,
review the recommended procedures for service after a supplemental restraint deployment before removing the front outboard seat belt and retractor
