Q: How to Remove and Replace a Rear Seat Outer Seat Belt on 2006 Toyota RAV4?
A: The procedure for taking out the rear seat outer belt starts by disconnecting the negative battery cable and allowing a minimum of 90 seconds before continuation to stop Air Bag and seat belt pretensioner activation. Proceed by removing the rear door scuff plate LH, rear door opening trim Weather Strip LH, package tray trim pocket subassembly (without rear No. 2 seat), tonneau cover assembly (without rear No. 2 seat), rear floor No. 1 board (without rear No. 2 seat), deck board assembly (without rear No. 2 seat), No. 2 seat hinge covers LH and RH (with rear No. 2 seat), No. 2 seat leg covers LH and RH (with rear No. 2 seat), rear No. 2 seat assemblies LH and RH (with rear No. 2 seat), rear floor No. 2 board, rear floor No. 3 board, rear No. 1 floor mat support side plate, back door Weather Strip, rear floor finish plate, rear deck trim cover (with rear No. 2 seat), and reclining remote control lever bezel LH (without rear No. 2 seat). Disconnection of the rear No. 1 seat outer belt assembly RH involves removing the lap belt outer anchor cover together with the bolt that releases the floor anchor before moving on to the rear No. 2 seat outer belt assembly LH by opening the cover and eliminating the floor anchor bolt. The installer must first detach the 2 claws holding the deck trim side panel assembly LH (with and without rear No. 2 seat) and inner roof side garnish assembly LH (with and without rear No. 2 seat). Then open the seat belt anchor covers before removing the bolt that disconnects the shoulder anchor and taking off the 2 bolts with seat belt. The installation starts with the rear No. 1 seat outer belt assembly LH and involves fitting the claws into belt positioning holes followed by retractor bolt installation before torquing both upper and lower bolts to 8.5 N.m (87 kgf.cm, 75 in.lbf) and 42 N.m (428 kgf.cm, 31 ft.lbf) respectively. Next, secure the shoulder anchor with a bolt set to 42 N.m (428 kgf.cm, 31 ft.lbf). Work on the inner roof side garnish assembly LH (with rear No. 2 seat) followed by the rear No. 2 seat outer belt assembly LH (with rear No. 2 seat) and close the cover cap. The assembly includes attaching the floor anchor of the seat belt to the inner roof side garnish assembly LH (without rear No. 2 seat) and deck trim side panel assembly LH (with and without rear No. 2 seat). After pulling the bolt to 42 N.m (428 kgf.cm, 31 ft.lbf) the final step is closing the cover. Use a torque wrench to fix the floor anchor of the seat belt assembly LH to the bolt at 42 N.m and install the lap belt outer anchor cover when installing the LH rear No.1 seat outer belt assembly. Finally, install the reclining remote control lever bezel LH (without rear No. 2 seat), rear floor finish plate, rear No. 1 floor mat support side plate, rear floor No. 3 board, rear floor No. 2 board, rear No. 2 seat assemblies LH and RH (with rear No. 2 seat), No. 2 seat leg covers LH and RH (with rear No. 2 seat), No. 2 seat hinge covers LH and RH (with rear No. 2 seat), deck board assembly (without rear No. 2 seat), rear floor No. 1 board (without rear No. 2 seat), tonneau cover assembly (without rear No. 2 seat), package tray trim pocket subassembly (without rear No. 2 seat), rear door opening trim Weather Strip LH, rear door scuff plate LH, and reconnect the cable to the negative battery terminal.