Front Safety Belt Retractor

FRONT SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR

REMOVAL

4-door, 5-door and Wagon







1. Detach the safety belt lower anchor.

3-door







2. Detach the safety belt lower anchor.
1. Remove the Torx bolt from the anchor rail.
2. Slide the safety belt off the anchor rail.

All Vehicles







3. Detach the B-pillar upper trim panel.

1. NOTE: Certain production trim panels have a retaining clip on the front edge.

Detach the retaining clips.

2. Remove the lower anchor bolt and spacer from the safety belt webbing (4-door and Wagon shown).
3. Feed the safety belt webbing through the B-pillar upper trim panel.







4. Detach the upper safety belt anchor.

4-door, 5-door and Wagon







5. Remove the B-pillar lower trim panel.

3-door







6. NOTE: The screws are located behind the backrest and beneath the seat cushion.

Remove the lower trim panel.
1. Remove the lower screw.
2. Remove the upper screw.
3. Detach the front clips.
4. Detach the upper clips.

All Vehicles







7. Detach the waist guide loop.
1. Slide the waist guide loop backwards.
2. Slide the waist guide loop down.
3. Detach the waist guide loop.







8. Remove the safety belt retractor.
1. Remove the bolt.
2. Lift the retractor from its locating tang.

INSTALLATION






















1. CAUTION:
- Make sure the spacer is correctly located between the floor covering and inner sill.
- Make sure the pin on the B-pillar trim is located correctly into the height adjuster.
- Make sure that the rear end of the anchor rail, on 3-door vehicles, is correctly located before tightening the Torx bolt.

To install, reverse the removal procedure.