Tungsten06
Member
I recently had an issue with one of my rear drains becomming completely clogged and soaking the interior. I found very little info on where these drains were and how to get to them on the net, so I thought I would do a quick how to in case anyone runs into the same problem.
1. Remove rear seats.
2. Remove plastic trim panels.
3. Detach and remove speaker.
4. Remove seatbelt.
At this point, you should be looking at something like this:
The drain is located inside that little hole behind the convertible top piston. If you have large hands, you may want to unbolt the piston for the top and move it out of the way.
5. Remove the cover plastic cover for the drain directly behind the piston. This can be a little bit of a PITA. There is a clip on one side that you should be able to push in to release.
6. Unless you have small hands, you will need to either remove the quarter window/track/motor or at least unbolt it to try and push it out of the way to gain more access to the drain. Should be three nuts.
With the window out of the way, you should be able to see the drain:
From top:
My drain was caked in black dirt. I scooped some dirt off with my finger and all the standing water rushed out. Had some leaves and pine needles on the other side.
All in all not too bad a job, especially considering Ford wanted over $300 to do this. If there is another way to get to these things, I havent found it. Poor design IMO. Anyway, hope this helps out.
1. Remove rear seats.
2. Remove plastic trim panels.
3. Detach and remove speaker.
4. Remove seatbelt.
At this point, you should be looking at something like this:
The drain is located inside that little hole behind the convertible top piston. If you have large hands, you may want to unbolt the piston for the top and move it out of the way.
5. Remove the cover plastic cover for the drain directly behind the piston. This can be a little bit of a PITA. There is a clip on one side that you should be able to push in to release.
6. Unless you have small hands, you will need to either remove the quarter window/track/motor or at least unbolt it to try and push it out of the way to gain more access to the drain. Should be three nuts.
With the window out of the way, you should be able to see the drain:
From top:
My drain was caked in black dirt. I scooped some dirt off with my finger and all the standing water rushed out. Had some leaves and pine needles on the other side.
All in all not too bad a job, especially considering Ford wanted over $300 to do this. If there is another way to get to these things, I havent found it. Poor design IMO. Anyway, hope this helps out.
