Safety Belt Retractor - Rear, Center

Safety Belt Retractor - Rear, Center, Taurus X









Removal and Installation

WARNING: After any crash, all of the following safety belt assemblies and attaching hardware must be inspected by an authorized dealer to verify correct function:
- Retractors
- Buckles
- Belt tension sensor (BTS) (if equipped)
- Front safety belt buckle support assemblies (slide bar) (if equipped)
- Safety belt shoulder belt height adjusters (if equipped)
- Child safety seat tether bracket assemblies
- Automatic locking retractor (ALR) feature for child safety seats (passenger seating positions only)
If any safety belt assembly is damaged, does not operate correctly or does not pass all of the Functional Tests in the Diagnosis and Testing portion, a new safety belt assembly must be installed. If any safety belt assembly attaching areas are damaged or distorted, the sheet metal must be restored to its original structural integrity and new safety belt assembly and attaching hardware must be installed. Failure to install new safety belt assemblies and attaching hardware may increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

After any crash that results in deployment of the driver and/or front outboard passenger safety belt pretensioners, new driver and/or front outboard passenger safety belt systems (including retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be installed. Failure to install new safety belt systems increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

1. Release the safety belt webbing guide from the trim cover.





2. Place the seat in the E-Z entry position.

3. Release the J-clips.
- From under the seat, release the 3 seat cushion J-clips.

- From under the seat, release the J-clip at the inboard side of the cushion frame.

4. Pull the cushion trim cover outboard retainer out from between the riser and the cushion frame.





5. Remove the cushion foam pad and cushion trim cover.

6. Remove the bolt and separate the safety belt anchor and buckle from the inboard recliner.
- To install, tighten to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).

7. Release the 2 backrest trim cover lower J-clips.

8. Release the 4 backrest trim cover inside J-clips-to-hard back panel.

9. NOTICE: Use care when separating the seat back trim cover from the hook-and-loop strip, or the hook-and-loop strip can be torn from the seat back foam.

Release the hook-and-loop strips, invert the trim cover and remove the 3 rows of hog rings.

10. Release the hook-and-loop strips, invert the trim cover to the top of the backrest.

11. Remove the 5 screws and hard back panel.

12. Feed the safety belt through and remove the backrest trim cover foam pad.

13. Remove the 3 bolts and safety belt retractor.

14. NOTE: Make sure the safety belt webbing is not twisted and the safety belts and buckles are accessible to the occupants.

To install, reverse the removal procedure.

- When installing the safety belt retractor, position the safety belt retractor through the backrest frame.
- To install, tighten the lower safety belt retractor M10 bolt to 37 Nm (27 lb-ft).

- When installing the inner safety belt guide, position it into the backrest frame slot.
- To install, tighten the 2 upper safety belt retractor M8 bolts to 23 Nm (17 lb-ft).





15. Check the active restraint system for correct operation. For additional information, refer to Safety Belt System Component Tests and General Diagnostics.