Seat belts - removal and refitting
Belts and stalks - front
1 Undo the lower anchor bar retaining bolt and remove the bar rear end from the mounting panel.
2 Remove the cover from the upper anchor and disconnect the upper anchor.
Seat belt upper anchor components
A Paper washer
B Spacer
C Anti-rotation spacer
D Anchor
E Bush
F Bolt
3 From the rear quarter panel trim, remove the belt webbing guide and let the belt retract onto its reel.
4 Detach and withdraw the quarter trim panel.
5 Undo the inertia reel unit retaining bolt and remove the reel unit.
Seat belt inertia reel retaining bolt
6 The stalk and buckle unit can be detached by unscrewing the single retaining bolt, but note the locations of the washer, spacer and paper washer as they are removed.
Seat belt stalk and buckle components
A Bolt
B Cover
C Stalk and buckles
D Washer
E Spacer
F Paper washer
7 Refitting is a reversal of the removal procedure, but note the following special points:
8 When fitting the inertia reel unit check that the locating pegs engage fully.
9 When fitting the upper anchorage check that the webbing does not get twisted and also that the anti-rotation peg engages fully into the pillar.
10 Tighten the retaining bolts to the specified torque wrench settings.
11 Check the seat belt for satisfactory operation when the seats are readjusted to their normal positions.
Belts - rear
12 Prise free and pivot up the inertia reel unit cover (if fitted) then undo and remove the retaining bolt.
Inertia reel mounting (rear seats)
A Peg locating hole
B Locating peg
C Mounting bolt
D Mounting
13 Remove the rear seat cushion and push the buckles through the cushion slit as it is withdrawn.
14 Unscrew the six buckle and lower anchor retaining screws.
Rear seat belt anchorage points
A Inertia reel anchor points
B Centre lap belt
C Inertia reel buckles
D Inertia reel buckles
E Centre lap buckle
F Inertia reel anchor point
15 Remove the C pillar anchor point covers and disconnect the upper anchors.
16 Prise free the webbing guides from the package tray supports and remove the guides whilst letting the webbing wind into the reel.
17 Refitting is a reversal of removal. When fitting the reel unit to the quarter panel check that the location peg engages fully into its hole. Check that the webbing does not get twisted during refitting. Tighten the retaining bolts to the specified torque wrench setting.
18 On completion check that the belt operation is satisfactory.