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Removal and Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis and 2006 Ford Crown Victoria. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE: Individual lock cylinders are repaired by discarding the inoperative lock cylinder and building a new lock cylinder using the appropriate lock repair package. The lock repair package includes a detailed instruction sheet to build the new lock cylinder to the current key code of the vehicle.
  1. Remove the exterior front door handle. For additional information, refer to EXTERIOR FRONT DOOR HANDLE. 
  2. Disconnect door lock cylinder actuating rod.
  3. If equipped, disconnect the door disarm switch electrical connector.
  4. Remove the clip and the door lock cylinder.
  5. To install, reverse the removal procedure.