Removal and Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Montego, 2006 Ford Freestyle, and 2006 Ford Five Hundred. 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 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 current key code of the vehicle.

Remove the front door trim panel. For additional information, refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
Position the watershield aside.
Remove the circlip and position the door lock cylinder actuating rod and pawl aside.
If equipped, position the disarm switch aside.
Remove the exterior door handle nut.
- To install, tighten to 7 N.m (62 lb-in).
Fig 1: Identifying Exterior Door Handle Nut
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Release the tab and remove the door lock cylinder.
To install, reverse the removal procedure.