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P703 Ford Ranger Wellside Removal
How to remove a wellside from a P703 Ranger
How to remove a wellside from a P703 Ranger
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Remove battery earth clamp and ensure it doesn’t rest back on post. Remove cab aerial and cover cab.

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Disconnect all electrical plugs at the rear of wellside. And cut all retainer clips and cable ties.

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Remove both taillights.

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Remove taillights and place on bench, ensuring all components are placed on the respective left and right sides.

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Begin cutting the cables ties that hold the wires. Unscrew the BSM housing from the tail light.

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Remove BSM housing from tail light.

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Cut cable ties and remove the BSM by pushing down on the two clips like so.

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Unplug the BSM and write passengers/drivers side on the correlating BSM to ensure you do not get them mixed up.

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Remove bolts in bumper and place on bench.

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Remove tailgate plastic cover.

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Remove tailgate steel cover. Disconnect high stop, lock and camera plugs. Mark high stop.

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Remove reverse camera.

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Remove cable retainers and feed tailgate harness back though tailgate.

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Feed harness back through wellside and unplug from Ute.

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Place on bench on respective side.

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Drill out rivets in passenger side inner guard.

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Remove clips and inner guard.

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Cut and remove retainers to fuel filler neck, tank breather, and fuel cap.

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Reinstall fuel cap once filler neck is removed from wellside. Disconnect fuel flap plug. Remove small filler drain tube.

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Remove all 6 wellside mounting bolts.

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Lift wellside off, ensure nothing is still attached while lifting.