Rear Center And Left Outboard - Mega Cab

REAR CENTER AND LEFT OUTBOARD - MEGA CAB

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury 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 ineffective 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 ineffective seat belt and child restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the DaimlerChrysler Mopar(R) Parts Catalog.




1. Position the buckles and anchor bracket (5) between the inboard rear seat hinge brackets and engage the buckle units between the seat cushion and the seat back as a unit. Be certain to engage the anti-rotation tab on the anchor bracket into the clearance hole in the rear seat rear mounting bracket.

2. Install and tighten the nut (1) that secures the buckle anchor bracket to the stud on the rear seat rear mounting bracket. Tighten the nut to 23 Nm (17 ft. lbs.).

3. Install and tighten a new screw (3) to secure the buckle anchor bracket and the rear seat rear mounting bracket to the rear floor panel. Tighten the screw to 47 Nm (35 ft. lbs.).

4. Position the stabilizer bracket (4) between the two inboard rear seat hinge brackets.

5. Install and tighten the four screws (2) that secure the stabilizer bracket to the hinge brackets. Tighten the screws to 5 Nm (44 in. lbs.).

6. Restore both seat back filler panels and both seat backs to their previous positions.