Explorer 4WD V6-4.0L (2009)
1. Pull out at the bottom and release the 2 safety belt guide cover retainers.
2. Tip the bottom of the safety belt guide cover up to release the top retainer and remove the safety belt guide cover.
3. Remove the retainers and the upper latch cover.
All vehicles
4. Remove the safety belt anchor bolt.
5. Release the backrest trim cover lower J-clips.
6. Remove all the staples holding the backrest trim cover to the backrest support panel.
7. Position the backrest trim cover and foam pad to access the latch cover screws.
8. Remove the latch covers in the following sequence.
1. Remove the 4 latch cover screws.
2. Detach the backrest trim cover from the latch covers.
3. Remove the latch covers.
Explorer and Mountaineer vehicles
9. Remove the 2 backrest support panel lower screws and detach the latch release cable from the backrest support panel.
Sport Trac vehicles
10. NOTICE: Use care when separating the backrest trim cover from the hook-and-loop strip, or the hook-and-loop strip can be torn from
the backrest foam pad.
Separate the hook-and-loop fasteners and invert the backrest trim cover. Pull the backrest trim cover up over the top of the backrest frame to
expose the backrest support panel screws and the upper latch bolts.
11. Remove the backrest support panel in the following sequence.
1. Remove the backrest support panel screws.
2. Slide the backrest support panel down and release it from the safety belt retractor cover.
3. Release the latch release cable from the backrest support panel.
4. Remove the backrest support panel.
12. Remove the screw and the inner latch cover.
13. Remove the 2 upper latch bolts.
14. Separate the latch release cable pin-type retainer from the backrest frame.
All vehicles
15. Remove the outboard upper pivot latch bolt.
