Dodge Ram Truck 1500-2500-3500. Manual — part 568

13. Remove the screw (11) that secures the lower retractor (12) bracket to the lower inner B-pillar below the retrac-

tor mounting hole.

14. Disengage the hooks on the upper retractor bracket from the slots in the lower inner B-pillar above the retractor

mounting hole.

15. Remove the front outboard seat belt and retractor from the retractor mounting hole in the lower inner B-pillar.

REAR CENTER

WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, 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 inoperative 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 faulty seat belt and child
restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the DaimlerChrysler
Mopar Parts Catalog.

NOTE: The rear center seat belt retractor is secured with a single screw to a mounting bracket that includes
the unique black, keyed center seat belt lower anchor buckle and the right outboard occupant buckle, but
can be removed from the mounting bracket and is serviced separately from the two buckles. The center
anchor buckle and the right outboard occupant buckle are serviced as a unit with their mounting bracket.
(Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS/REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE - REMOVAL - CENTER ANCHOR &
RIGHT OUTBOARD).

1. Reach between the rear seat cushion and the rear

seat back to access and unbuckle the center seat
belt lower anchor latch plate (12) from the unique
black, keyed center lower anchor buckle (10). Use
an ignition key or a small screwdriver to depress
the small white release button on the anchor
buckle.

2. Remove the rear seat from the vehicle. On models

with the optional 60/40 split rear bench, only the 60
percent section (right side) of the rear seat must be
removed. (Refer to 23 - BODY/SEATS/SEAT -
REAR - REMOVAL).

3. Lift upward on the forward edge of the rear center

seat belt bezel (3) at the top of the cab back panel
(1) to release the snap features that secure the
bezel to the belt bracket (5).

4. Remove the bezel from the webbing of the rear

center seat belt (2).

5. Lift the rear center seat belt cover (4) off of the belt

bracket at the top of the cab back panel and
remove the cover from the webbing of the rear
center seat belt.

6. Remove the two screws (6) that secure the belt

bracket of the rear center seat belt to the body
bracket (7) on the upper cab back panel reinforcement.

7. Remove the belt bracket of the rear center seat belt from the body bracket.

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8. Remove the screw (6) that secures the rear center

seat belt retractor (3) to the center anchor (5) and
right outboard occupant (1) buckles and mounting
bracket (4) unit on the rear floor panel near the cab
back panel.

9. Remove the rear center seat belt retractor from the

center anchor and right outboard occupant buckles
and mounting bracket unit.

10. Remove the rear center seat belt and retractor

unit from the vehicle.

REAR OUTBOARD

WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, 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 inoperative 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 faulty seat belt and child
restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the DaimlerChrysler
Mopar Parts Catalog.

NOTE: The only component of this seat belt and retractor unit that is available for individual service
replacement is the plastic web stop button that prevents the latch plate from falling to the floor while in the
stored position. Refer to the instructions supplied with the service kit for the proper web stop button
replacement procedures.

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1. Remove the rear seat from the vehicle. (Refer to

23 - BODY/SEATS/SEAT - REAR - REMOVAL).

2. Remove the screw (9) that secures the lower seat

belt anchor (8) to the base of the inner C-pillar (1).

3. Remove the lower seat belt anchor from the base

of the inner C-pillar.

4. Unsnap and remove the trim cover (5) from the

rear outboard seat belt turning loop (3) to access
the screw (4) that secures the turning loop to the
upper inner C-pillar. Discard the removed turning
loop trim cover as it is not intended for reuse.

5. Remove the screw that secures the seat belt turn-

ing loop to the C-pillar.

6. Remove the seat belt turning loop from the upper

inner C-pillar.

7. Remove the upper and lower trim (2) from the

inner C-pillar. (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/C-
PILLAR UPPER TRIM - REMOVAL) and (Refer to
23 - BODY/INTERIOR/C-PILLAR LOWER TRIM -
REMOVAL).

8. Remove the screw (7) that secures the seat belt

web guide (12) to the inner C-pillar near the belt
line.

9. Remove the seat belt web guide from the inner C-pillar.

10. Remove the screw (10) that secures the lower retractor bracket (11) to the lower inner C-pillar below the retrac-

tor mounting hole.

11. Disengage the hook on the upper retractor bracket from the slot in the lower inner C-pillar above the retractor

mounting hole.

12. Remove the rear outboard seat belt and retractor from the retractor mounting hole in the lower inner C-pillar.

INSTALLATION

FRONT CENTER

WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, 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 inoperative 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 faulty seat belt and child
restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the DaimlerChrysler
Mopar Parts Catalog.

NOTE: A front center seat belt and retractor is used only on standard cab models. Quad cab models have
a lap belt in the front center seating position. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS/FRONT CENTER SEAT
BELT - INSTALLATION).

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1. Position the front center seat belt and retractor unit

(5) to the floor panel (6) at the base of the cab
back panel (8) to the right of center.

2. Install and tighten the two screws (4) that secure

the front center seat belt retractor bracket to the
floor panel near the base of the cab back panel.
Tighten the screws to 40 N·m (29 ft. lbs.).

3. Position the belt bracket (2) of the front center seat

belt (7) to the body bracket (1) on the upper cab
back panel reinforcement.

4. Install and tighten the two screws (3) that secure

the belt bracket of the front center seat belt to the
body bracket on the upper cab back panel rein-
forcement. Tighten the screws to 20 N·m (15 ft.
lbs.).

5. Reinstall the trim (1) onto the cab back panel.

(Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/REAR CAB BACK
PANEL TRIM - INSTALLATION).

6. Route the webbing of the front center seat belt (4)

through the bezel (5) and position the bezel to the
belt opening near the top of the cab back trim
panel.

7. Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly on

each side of the front center seat belt bezel until it
snaps into place on the cab back trim panel.

8. Reinstall the stowage tray onto the rear floor panel

behind the seat. (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/
REAR FLOOR STOWAGE TRAY - INSTALLA-
TION).

9. Move the front seat back to its rearward position.

10. Reach between the center of the front seat cush-

ion and front seat back to access and buckle the
front center seat belt lower anchor latch plate to
the unique black, keyed lower anchor buckle.

FRONT OUTBOARD - STANDARD CAB

The seat belt retractor on the driver’s side of standard cab models only also includes a tension reducer. (Refer to 8
- ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS/SEAT BELT TENSION REDUCER - DESCRIPTION). The seat belt retractor on the
passenger’s side of all models includes a switchable automatic locking mechanism. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/
RESTRAINTS/AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR - DESCRIPTION).

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