Cowl removal
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Cowl removal
I'm replacing the wiper motor and to remove the motor and disconnect the linkage per the Ford Manual the cowl has to come off by removing the W/S lower trim, 5 screws at the W/S base, and 10 screws on the firewall, disconnect the antenna and washer nozzles.
Is there any easier way or any shortcuts. Sometimes the manuals are "too correct" in how to do something.
Is there any easier way or any shortcuts. Sometimes the manuals are "too correct" in how to do something.
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I don't know any shortcuts, but I can offer one small bit of advice: tape the rear corners of your hood to prevent them from scratching the paint on the cowl panel. I wasn't able to fully remove my cowl without bending the mounting tabs, so I just tilted it up as far as I could to get to the linkage. The hood corners left some nasty scratches on the cowl. Good luck & be careful with your paint.
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93-150xl Thanks for the comments. I did the job before I saw your post but I got lucky and did not scratch the cowl with the hood but it sure could have happened. I got a few minor scrapes on the front surface of the cowl that don't show when the hood is closed. I have to check them to make sure they won't rust.
At first I thought I would not have to take out all 15 screws. 5 hold the cowl down to the windshield base so those have to come out. Only 3 of the remaining 10 actually hold the cowl to the firewall. The rest hold the rubber weatherstrip to the cowl. I thought I could get by without removing them. If I left the weatherstrip attached to the cowl the cowl would not clear the hood and there was not enough room to do the w/s motor r/r without getting the cowl clear of the hood. Damn, I was hoping for a cheat on this proceedure. There does not appear to be one. The factory manual was correct.
At first I thought I would not have to take out all 15 screws. 5 hold the cowl down to the windshield base so those have to come out. Only 3 of the remaining 10 actually hold the cowl to the firewall. The rest hold the rubber weatherstrip to the cowl. I thought I could get by without removing them. If I left the weatherstrip attached to the cowl the cowl would not clear the hood and there was not enough room to do the w/s motor r/r without getting the cowl clear of the hood. Damn, I was hoping for a cheat on this proceedure. There does not appear to be one. The factory manual was correct.
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The easiest way to remove the cowl is to remove the hood first... by doing so you have great access to all the screws and you're less likely to scratch the cowl or the corners of the fenders, because you can pull the cowl panel straight out, rather than wiggle it around and such. I managed to get mine out without touching the windshield trim, amazingly enough. Entire job took about an hour to get things apart, wasn't anywhere near as bad as I anticipated.
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