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.
5. Disconnect the ignition switch electrical connector.
1. Remove the bolt.
2. Disconnect the electrical connector.
6. Remove the pinch bolt and disconnect the coupling from the steering column.
7. Disconnect the electrical connector.
Vehicles with manual transmission
8. Remove the nuts and the steering column.
- Discard the nuts.
Vehicles with automatic transmission
9. Remove the nuts and lower the steering column.
- Discard the nuts.
10. Disconnect the ignition/shifter interlock and remove the steering column.
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
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Other materials:
Engine Cooling (Description and Operation)
CAUTION: Vehicle cooling systems are filled with Motorcraft Premium
Gold Engine
Coolant VC-7-A (in Oregon VC-7-B) or equivalent meeting Ford specification
WSS-M97B51-A1
(yellow color). Always fill the cooling system with the same coolant that is
present in ...
Battery Disconnect
WARNING: Batteries normally produce explosive gases which can
cause personal injury.
Therefore, do not allow flames, sparks or lighted substances to come
near the battery, always
shield your face and protect your eyes. Always provide ventilation.
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Air Conditioning (Description and Operation)
The A/C refrigerant system is a clutch cycling orifice tube type. The system
components are:
A/C compressor (19703)
A/C clutch (2884)
A/C condenser core (19712)
A/C evaporator core (19860)
suction accumulator (19C836)
connecting refrigerant lines
The ...