2008 mercury mariner front license plate bracket

Wiki User. It will be necessary to remove the front license plate and bracket. Remove license plate from bracket. To remove the spare tire on a Mercury Mariner insert the jack handle into the hole provided on the rear bumper of the vehicle.

Turn the jack handle clockwise to lower the spare from underneath the vehicle. Remove the wiring harness from the tail light assembly in your Mercury. Remove the tail light assembly retaining bolts.

The tail light assembly will come out. Hit a Large tree or pole. I recently purchased a new Malibu. Because it appeared that a special tool is needed to unscrew the three fasteners, I requested the dealer to have their bodyshop remove the license plate bracket. The bodyshop apparently had to drill the fasteners out.

I needed a Hex 9MM worked great. Jack up the mariner and support it safely. Remove the wheel. Take out the bolts holding the brake caliper and remove it. Slide the rotor off, and put the new one on. Clean the shipping grease off of the new caliper before installation. First,disconnect the battery. Remove tire. Set jack stands on frame not control arm you will be removing the steering knuckle for this job. Remove inner fender well. Remove brake caliper,brake caliper mounting bracket,rotor,remove lower balljoint nut,remove knuckle to strut bolts,remove abs sensor from knuckle,seep rate knuckle from lower balljoint.

The alternator is located behind the inner fender well on the passenger side. Must remove tire and splash guard to see it. To remove the rivets that hold the ignition coil to the bracket: 1.

Use a file or grinder to remove the head of the rivet on the bracket. Turns out, the directions are in the user's manual! But, since I didn't look there, and to save others from having to look it up, here's how to do it for a i :Insert a screwdriver or key into the slot in the license plate bulb bracket and slide the bracket to the right until the left edge drops out of its latched positionThen, with your fingers you should be able to slide the bracket to the left to release the right edge of the bracket My license plate frame obstructed the right edge of the bracket a little, so I had to remove the left screw attaching it to the car, and screwed it back in after the bulb bracket was reinstalledWith a slight wiggle, the bracket should drop all the way down, allowing you to easily get to the bulb and replace itReverse the steps to replace the bracket.

You will need a ratchet and a socket to remove it. You get under the rear of the truck and you will see the bolt and bracket holding the tire in place. Red Bud, Illinois, United States. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program terms and conditions - opens in a new window or tab This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program terms and conditions - opens in a new window or tab.

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