Suspension/Steering - Stiff/Full Assist
Article No.97-13-5
06/23/97
^ STEERING - FULL POWER ASSIST AT ALL SPEEDS - TAURUS SHO BUILT 2/5/96 THROUGH 7/19/96 WITH MANUAL A/C
^ SUSPENSION - STIFF SUSPENSION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS - TAURUS SHO BUILT 2/5/96 THROUGH 7/19/96 WITH MANUAL A/C
FORD:
1996 TAURUS SHO
ISSUE:
Some vehicles may exhibit full power assisted steering at all speeds and a stiff suspension at highway speeds. This may be caused by a Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) circuit missing from the semi-active suspension on vehicles with manual air conditioning.
ACTION:
Add the VSS circuit to the wiring harness. The semi-active ride control will operate properly with the addition of the VSS circuit. Refer to the following Service Procedure for details.
SERVICE PROCEDURE
1. Remove the instrument panel steering column cover located on the driver side under the steering column. Refer to Page 01-12-23 of the 1996 Taurus Service Manual.
2. Locate the -14401- instrument panel junction block connector located on the bottom of the junction block (Figure 1).
3. Back out the -14401- junction block connector bolt (Figure 1).
4. Remove the red spacer from the front of the junction block connector and dressing cap from rear of the junction block connector.
5. Locate Circuit 679 (gray with black stripe). This circuit will be in the cavity (pin location 35) of the -14401- instrument harness. Remove circuit from connector.
6. Insert Circuit 679 from the -14401- junction block connector (previously removed in Step 5) into the 2-way hard shell provided in the Jumper Wire Kit (F7DZ-12614-AA).
7. Insert the 679 gray-black circuit from the jumper assembly into cavity/pin location 35 of the -14401- junction block connector. Reinsert the red spacer and reinstall the dressing cover on the back of the junction block connector.
8. Reinstall the -14401- junction block connector bolt back into the junction block and torque to 4.8 +/- 0.8 N.m (42.5 +/- 7 lb-in).
9. Connect the two (2) 2-way hard shells containing the 679 gray-black circuit from the junction block and the 679 gray-black circuit from the jumper to the junction block together.
10. Locate the gray 38-way connector from the -14A005- body harness (Figure 2).
11. Back out the bolt from the gray 38-way connector.
12. Remove the red spacer from the 38-way connector. The spacer is located between cavity rows 1-7 and 8-13.
13. Remove the rear dressing cover from the 38-way connector.
14. Remove the 679 gray-black circuit from cavity/pin location 4 of the 38-way gray connector.
15. Insert the 679 gray-black circuit from the 38-way connector into the 2-way black hard shell provided in the Jumper Wire Kit (Figure 2) for proper cavity/pin location of this circuit. Install the loose piece red spacer provided in the kit into this connector. Connect the two (2) black hard shells.
16. Reinstall the red spacer back into the 38-way connector and torque to 4.8 N.m +/- 0.8 N.m (42.5 +/- 7 lb-in).
17. Use adhesive cloth tape and tape back the gray jumper hard shells and the black jumper hard shells to prevent the wires from rattling (Figure 2).
18. Reattach instrument panel steering column cover.
PART NUMBER PART NAME
F7DZ-12614-AA Jumper Wire Kit
OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES: NONE
WARRANTY STATUS: Eligible Under The Provisions Of Bumper To Bumper Warranty Coverage.
OPERATION DESCRIPTION TIME
971305A Install Jumper Wire Kit As 0.5 Hr.
DEALER CODING
CONDITION
BASIC PART NO. CODE
12614 12
OASIS CODES: 303000, 304000