Center console disassembly
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Center console disassembly
Has anyone been successful at disassembling this stupid thing without breaking the retaining clips? Lots of loose change in mine, I can't even open the door for the storage bin all the way. Its on there nice and tight and I really don't want to break any of those retainers if I can help it.
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On my Ranger there are four (4) screws on the bottom of the inside floor that will allow you to remove the innards. I can't recall for sure if you have to pull up the cloth on the bottom or ifI just found the heads ond unscrewed them.
Hope this helps.
Rog
Hope this helps.
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I am actually tackling this today with the one from my 97 F250. Its going to be a slow process, I am going to take my time and make sure I find out exactly how it comes apart. Ill try to take pictures as I go.
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I will tell you right now, there is no way to get that top off without breaking the clips. I read on another forum that those tops were meant to never come off. There is a platform just behind the cup holders that once I clean out the change I am going to put a couple pieces of 3M double sided tape to hold it down. Gently lift up on the lid and it will start to come up. I cleaned out the change in about 2 minutes and it is already back together
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Has anyone been successful at disassembling this stupid thing without breaking the retaining clips? Lots of loose change in mine, I can't even open the door for the storage bin all the way. Its on there nice and tight and I really don't want to break any of those retainers if I can help it.
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Bah. I WILL figure out a way to disassemble that bugger without breaking something! If someone would be so kind as to snap a pic of where the lock tabs are and what they look like I would be greatly appreciative.
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Im not pulling it up again but there are 2 under the front rail, one on either side of the cup holders, 2 more equally spaced down the side and 2 on the back rail. I didnt even pull out the back. Just hinged the front up to pull out the change.
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Well... I tried and failed... miserably. Pete if you get ambitious and try to do this w/o breaking anything the only advice I can give you is you will need a pick with a long but stout end on it. The retainers on the upper cover protrude about 1/2" or so into the console itself and you will need something that can reach down in the hole and try to pop them loose. I ended up breaking all the retainers off before I was able to see good enough to figure out what was going on. I tried pulling on the retainers with a pick slid under the top piece of the console but couldn't get them to budge. A little E6000 adhesive smeared around... its not going anywhere now, retainers or not!
I had 3 retainers along the front edge and down each side FWIW.
I had 3 retainers along the front edge and down each side FWIW.