Removal and Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Mercury Sable and 2003 Ford Taurus. 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 luggage compartment lid trim cover.
Disconnect the lock cylinder actuation cable from the lock cylinder.

Fig 1: Disconnecting Lock Cylinder Actuation Cable From Lock Cylinder
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Remove the alignment clip.
1. Remove the rivet.
2. Remove the alignment clip.
Fig 2: Removing Alignment Clip
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Remove the retaining clip and the luggage compartment lid lock cylinder.

Fig 3: Removing Retaining Clip And Luggage Compartment Lid Lock Cylinder
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NOTE: The special tool must be used to install the new rivet.

To install, reverse the removal procedure.