Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual page 638

PART
15-1 -Lighting
Systems
2. Remove the four nuts retaining
the light body to the quarter panel
and remove the light assembly.
3. Remove the screws retaining the
lens to the light body, Separate the
lens from the body, and pull the back-
up light wires through the body.
1. Route the back-up light wires
through the light body.
2. Position the taillight lens to the
light body and install the retaining
screws.
3. Position the light assembly to
the quarter panel and install the four
retaining nuts.
4. Connect the back-up light and
ground wires to the light body, and
insert in the bulb socket and rotate the
socket clockwise until it stops.
5. Check the operation of the
taillight, and close the luggage com-
partment door.
TAILLIGHT BODY-MUSTANG
1. Remove the spare wheel and
tire assembly.
2. Unplug the bulb and socket from
the light body.
3. Remove the six plastic covers
from the light body and bezel (doors)
retaining studs.
4. Remove the six nuts from the
light body and bezel (doors) retaining
studs.
5. Pull the light body back and
off the studs. The light bezels (doors)
can be replaced if necessary at this
time as the studs are on the bezel and
these studs and nuts retain the light
assembly to the body panel.
6. Remove the gasket seal from the
front of the lens.
7. Remove the six lens retaining
screws from the light body and remove
the lens from the light body.
8. lnstall a new gasket in the light
body. Position the lens to the body
and install the six lens retaining
screws.
9. If the bezels (doors) were re-
moved, position the bezels to the body
panel, using new seals.
10. Position the seal to the lens and
light body assembly.
11. Position the light body assem-
bly on the retaining studs and install
the six retaining nuts. Install the six
plastic stud covers.
12. Plug the bulb and socket as-
sembly into the light body.
TAILLIGHT BODY, LENS
AND/OR BACK-UP LIGHT
BULB-FAIRLANE
1. Open the luggage compartment
door and disconnect the wire leads
and pull the bulb socket from the light
assembly.
2. Remove the four nuts retaining
the light assembly to the quarter panel
and remove the light assembly.
3. Remove the six screws retain-
ing the lens to the light body and re-
move the lens:
4. Replace the taillight body, lens
or back up light bulb as necessary.
5. Position the lens to the light
body and install the six retaining
screws.
6. Position the light assembly to
the quarter panel and install the four
retaining nuts.
7. Plug in the bulb socket and con-
nect the wire leads to the light assem-
bly.
8. Check the operation of the
light assembly and close the luggage
compartment door.
TAILLIGHT AND/OR BACK-UP
LIGHT BODY, BULB, DOOR
AND/OR LENS-MONTEGO
(EXCEPT MODEL 71)
1. Open the luggage compartment
door and position the spare tire to
the side, if necessary.
2. Unplug the back-up and tail-
light bulb sockets from the taillight
assembly.
3. Remove the nuts retaining the
light assembly to the taillight door
studs. Remove the light assembly and
door from the vehicle. If only the tail-
light door is being replaced, proceed
to step 6.
4. Remove the screws retaining
the lens to the light body and remove
the lens and the lens gasket.
5. Position the lens gasket and
lens to the light body and install the
retaining screws.
6. From the outside of the vehicle,
position the taillight door to the quar-
ter panel. From the inside of the lug-
gage compartment, position the light
assembly to the retaining studs and
install the retaining nuts.
7. Plug in the taillight and back-
up light sockets to the taillight assem-
bly. Position the spare tire in the lug-
gage compartment and check the
operation of the taillights.
TAILLIGHT BULBS AND/OR
LENS-FALCON
MODEL 71
1. Remove the four screws retain-
ing the taillight lens and remove the
lens. Replace bulbs as necessary.
2. If the lens is to be replaced,
remove the four screws retaining the
back-up lens and door to the taillight
lens, and remove the lens and door.
3. Position the back-up light lens
and door to the taillight lens, and
install the four retaining screws.
4. Position the taillight lens to
the light body and install the four re-
taining screws.
TAILLIGHT BULB, DOOR
AND/OR LENS-FAIRLANE
AND MONTEGO MODEL 71
REMOVAL
1. Remove the two screws retain-
ing the light body to the quarter pan-
el. Remove the light body and discon-
nect the three bulbs. If only a bulb is
being replaced, proceed to step five in
the installation procedure.
2. Remove the taillight body
gasket.
3. Remove the six screws retain-
ing the lens and the taillight door to
the body and remove the body. If
only the door is being replaced, pro-
ceed to step three of the installation
procedure.
4. Remove the four nuts retaining
the chrome ring to the lens and re-
move the ring.
5. Remove the four nuts retaining
the backup light assembly to the lens
and remove the lens.
INSTALLATION
1.
Position the lens to the back-
up light assembly, and install the four
retaining nuts.
2. Position the chrome ring to
the lens, and install the retaining nuts.
3. Position the lens and taillight
door to the light body, and install the
six retaining screws.
4. lnstall the taillight body.
5. Connect the three bulbs to the
light body. Position the light body to
the quarter panel, and install the two
retaining screws.
6. Check the operation of the
taillights.
TAILLIGHT DOOR-COUGAR
1. Remove the luggage compart-
ment rear trim panel.
2. Remove the four bulb and