OEM Mercury Cougar Center Console Base

Mercury Cougar Center Console Base Parts and Q&A

• Console
  F8RZ63045A36CAA
  Q: How to remove the Center Console Base in those with a manual transaxle on Mercury Cougar?

  A:

  You need to uninstall the gearshift knob first then separate the spring and damping sleeve before the manual transaxle vehicles. You need to remove the gearshift lever boot then unscrew the rear screws that connect the console base. If you have the armrest option raise it while taking consoles without an armrest apart from the rear cup holder. Take out both ashtray and cigar lighter bezel components before pushing down the power socket opening to pull out the stowage tray. Remove the first screws from the floor console front then lift the parking brake lever completely to extract the console while unplugging the cigar lighter/power socket connector. Repeat the steps you took to detach the unit during installation.
• Console Panel
  XS8Z63045A36BAA
  Q: How to service and repair the Center Console Base with an automatic transaxle on Mercury Cougar?

  A:

  Start repairs on the console with automatic transaxle transmission by removing power first and placing the selector lever in neutral before disconnecting the battery ground cable. After taking the rear screws out of the floor console you should either raise the armrest if present or detach the rear cup holder from consoles that lack an armrest. Winch down the parking brake lever completely and take out the ashtray and cigar lighter panel if installed. Then pull out the stowage tray by pushing on its power socket area. Pull back the selector lever indicator bezel before removing its screw and unlocking the bulb holder. Unplug all electrical connectors from the selector lever including its wiring set and take out the spacer component from this connection. Pull the overdrive switch terminals from their electrical plug then remove the selector lever indicator bezel. First unfasten the floor console front screws before pulling out the console itself plus the cigar lighter/power socket electrical cable. Follow the steps of the removal process to install the component.