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501-20A Safety Belt System|Specifications > < Safety Belt Buckle and Pretensioner
Safety Belt System - Rear Safety Belt Retractor Cougar 1999 (08/1998-01/2001)
Removal and Installation

Removal

  1. Remove the rear quarter panel. For additional information, refer to Section  501-05 Interior Trim and Ornamentation.

  1. Detach the lower safety belt anchor.

  1. Detach the upper safety belt anchor.
    1. Remove the cover.
    1. Remove the Torx bolt.
  1. Lower the rear seat backrest.

  1. Remove the rear seat backrest release cover.

  1. Detach the rear seat backrest release from the body.

  1. Detach the safety belt webbing from the C - pillar trim panel.

  1. Detach the safety belt retractor.
    1. Remove the bolt.
    1. Lift the retractor to release the locating tangs.

  1. Remove the safety belt assembly.
    • Feed the safety belt webbing through the opening above the seat backrest latch mounting.

Installation

  1. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

501-20A Safety Belt System|Specifications > < Safety Belt Buckle and Pretensioner