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Removal and Installation

  1. Apply the parking brake.
  2. Place the selector lever in the NEUTRAL position.
  3. Position the front seats forward.
  4. Remove the LH and RH front floor console rear lower bolt covers.
    Fig 1: Locating Front Floor Console Rear Lower Bolt Covers
    G06071122Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  5. Remove the 2 front floor console rear lower bolts.
    • To install, tighten to 6 Nm (53 lb-in).
  6. Position the front seats rearward.
  7. Remove the selector lever trim ring.
  8. Lift upward and open the storage compartment lid.
  9. Remove the floor console finish panel in the following sequence.
    1. Remove the 2 floor console finish panel screws.
    2. Lift the floor console finish panel upward to release the retaining clips.
    3. If equipped, disconnect the electrical connector.
  10. Pull the middle and rear of the LH and RH floor console trim panels outward to release the retaining clips.
  11. Pull the front of the LH and RH floor console trim panels downward to detach the trim panel from the pin-type retainers.
  12. NOTE: Damage to the floor console may occur if cardboard is not used to remove the floor console trim panels.
    NOTE: LH floor console trim panel shown in illustration, RH floor console trim panel similar.

    Position a piece of cardboard between the LH and RH floor console trim panels and the floor console.

    Fig 2: Positioning Piece Of Cardboard Between LH And RH Floor Console Trim Panels And Floor Console
    G06064310Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  13. Remove the LH floor console trim panel and cardboard simultaneously.
    • If equipped, disconnect the electrical connectors.
  14. Remove the RH floor console trim panel and cardboard simultaneously.
    • If equipped, disconnect the electrical connectors.
  15. Remove the 4 front floor console lower bolts.
    • To install, tighten to 6 Nm (53 lb-in).
  16. Remove the 2 floor console upper bolts.
    Fig 3: Locating Floor Console Upper Bolts
    G06071124Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  17. Disconnect the floor console bulkhead connector.
    Fig 4: Locating Floor Console Bulkhead Connector
    G06071125Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  18. Disconnect the selector lever cable from the selector lever.
    Fig 5: Disconnecting Selector Lever Cable From Selector Lever
    G06064312Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  19. Remove the selector cable from the selector lever cable bracket.
    Fig 6: Removing Selector Cable From Selector Lever Cable Bracket
    G06064274Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  20. Remove the floor console.
    • Pull the floor console rearward.
  21. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
    • Make sure to align the retaining clips to the adjacent retaining clip holes.
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