item 4: Head Restraint Sleeves Disassembly Note

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer and 2004 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE: The inboard and outboard head restraint sleeves are not interchangeable.

NOTE: The head restraint sleeves incorporate an alignment tab that must face forward when installed.

Squeeze together the tip of the head restraint sleeve and pull the sleeve out of the frame tube.

Release the backrest trim cover J-clip to access the head restraint sleeves.

Fig 1: Releasing Backrest Trim Cover J-Clip

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.