Ford Mustang (1999-2004) Service Manual: Column

Removal and Installation

All vehicles

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable and wait at least one minute to allow the depletion of the restraint system backup power supply.

2. WARNING: To avoid the risk of serious personal injury, follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions at the beginning of the deactivation procedure.

Deactivate the supplemental restraint system (SRS). For additional information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Deactivation and Reactivation in this section.

3. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions in the clockspring removal and installation procedure.

Remove the clockspring (14A664).

4. Remove the multi-function switch (13K359).

1. Remove the screws.

2. Disconnect the electrical connector.

3. Remove the multi-function switch.

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5. Disconnect the ignition switch electrical connector.

1. Remove the bolt.

2. Disconnect the electrical connector.

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6. Remove the pinch bolt and disconnect the coupling from the steering column.

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7. Disconnect the electrical connector.

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Vehicles with manual transmission

8. Remove the nuts and the steering column.

  • Discard the nuts.

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Vehicles with automatic transmission

9. Remove the nuts and lower the steering column.

  • Discard the nuts.

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10. Disconnect the ignition/shifter interlock and remove the steering column.

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All vehicles

11. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

12. WARNING: To avoid the risk of serious personal injury, follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions at the beginning of the reactivation procedure.

Reactivate the supplemental restraint system (SRS). For additional information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Deactivation and Reactivation in this section.

    Wheel
    Removal and Installation 1. Disconnect the battery ground cable (14301) and wait at least one minute to allow the depletion of the restraint system backup power supply. 2. Turn the steering wheel ...

    Steering Column Shaft
    Removal and Installation 1. CAUTION: Do not allow the steering column shaft to rotate while intermediate shaft is disconnected or damage to the clockspring can result. If there is evidence that the ...

    Other materials:

    Wiper Blade and Pivot Arm Adjustment
    1. Cycle and park the windshield wipers. 2. Verify that the distance between the center of the RH windshield wiper blade and the top edge of the cowl top vent panel is within specification. 3. Verify that the distance between the center of the LH win ...

    Lamp Assembly - Fog Lamp (GT)
    Removal 1. Raise and support the vehicle. 2. Remove the screw. 3. Partially lower the vehicle and remove the fog lamp assembly. 1. Disconnect the electrical connector. 2. Remove the two screws. 3. Remove the fog lamp assembly and replace the bul ...

    Valve Cover - LH
    Removal and Installation 1. Position the ignition wires (12281) aside. 2. Disconnect the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve (6758). 3. Remove the ignition coil and position aside. 1. Disconnect the electrical connector. 2. Disconnect the ac ...