Removal and Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Mariner and 2006 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Close the roof opening panel glass.
Remove the headliner. For additional information, refer to INTERIOR TRIM AND ORNAMENTATION .
Disconnect the electrical connectors.

Fig 1: Locating Electrical Connectors
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

NOTE: Anytime a roof opening panel motor is removed, the cables/mechanisms can experience free-play movement. It is important that the cables do not move. They are timed to be parallel with each other.

Remove the roof opening panel motor.
1. Remove the 3 roof opening panel motor screws.
2. Remove the roof opening panel motor.
  - To install, tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).
    
    Fig 2: Identifying Roof Opening Panel Motor Screws
    Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
To install, reverse the removal procedure.