2005-2007 Center Console

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Squishy

Discussion Starter · Mar 3, 2008

FLOOR CONSOLE

Removal and Installation

All Vehicles
1. Position the seats forward and remove the 2 rear bolts.
2. Position the seats rearward and disconnect the battery.
3. Position the parking brake handle to the full-up position.
4. Remove the transmission selector lever bezel.
5. Release the parking brake handle boot from the floor console finish panel.

Mariner
6. Remove the floor console top panel.

All Vehicles
7. NOTE: On Escape, if removing the floor console storage bin, squeeze the front and rear of the storage bin to release the retaining tabs from the floor console finish panel.
-Remove the floor console finish panel.
-Disconnect the electrical connectors.

8. Remove the 6 bolts and remove the floor console.
9. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

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Scooter Scott

· #2 · Jan 5, 2009

How do you get the shifter knob off???

jonas1022

· #3 · Jan 5, 2009

Is it round? Unscrew it from the shaft. Otherwise, there is probably a hidden screw near the bottom. I think that is more the norm for Ford. I'm not sure about the Escape though...

Scooter Scott

· #4 · Jan 5, 2009

That thing!!

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jonas1022

· #5 · Jan 5, 2009

Looks like ours...which my wife drove to work. Otherwise I'd go out and have a look. Basically, I am no help now. Sorry.

Scooter Scott

· #6 · Jan 5, 2009

Completely useless!!!

jonas1022

· #7 · Jan 5, 2009

eace:

M1A1D

· #8 · Jan 5, 2009

On the front side of the shifter, about a half inch under the trigger, there's a hex screw that secures the top section to the shaft. Pop that out, and...the missus stopped me from disassembling further. lol

Scooter Scott

· #9 · Jan 6, 2009

M1A1D said:
On the front side of the shifter, about a half inch under the trigger, there's a hex screw that secures the top section to the shaft. Pop that out, and...the missus stopped me from disassembling further. lol

:lol:

jonas1022

· #10 · Jan 6, 2009

Watch out for the Jesus pins and springs that might lurk inside!

As in "Oh Jesus! There goes another one!"

Grrxyn

· #11 · Apr 16, 2010

This looks like it should apply alright to a manual shifter... I'll be finding out soon enough any how!

Phatcat

· #12 · Nov 5, 2010

Does anyone have these same instructions on a 2009?

Trying to get to the sync amp.

Thx!

jpark

· #13 · Nov 6, 2010

There are two threads for a 2008+:

viewtopic.php?f=28&t=484&p=89770#p8550

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5068#p89768

Hope this helps!

Phatcat

· #14 · Nov 6, 2010

Perfect. Thank you!

Jess999

· #15 · Nov 18, 2010

I hope someone can help...

The indicator light in the center console shift assembly just went out on my 06 Escape. I removed the top piece & shift knob to take a look at the bulb for replacement but couldn't figure out how to get to it. The bulb was too tight to rotate & disconnect from the top & I don't know how to get underneath the interior panel. In the process I accidentally unplugged my O/D wire from inside?! The wiring isn't torn... just looks disconnected. It's still attached to the shift knob but I don't know where it plugs back into... ??

The dealer over the phone couldn't tell me a replacement bulb number, and said that it would need a whole new shift assembly. Is that true for just a burnt bulb? Everything else works fine (except my O/D unplugging issue).

I'd really appreciate any advice before resorting to taking it in!

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BORN FREE

· #16 · Apr 5, 2011

How difficult was it to remove all the cover?

manic_midwestern

· #17 · May 19, 2011

Might do this to clean out the hard to reach grimmy spots. DAMN CHEAP SONIC SODA CUPS!

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