Quick Connect Coupling Retainer Clip: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mercury Montego, 2005 Ford Freestyle, and 2005 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Insert the tool that is supplied with the new replacement retainer clip into the quick connect coupling body until it engages and spreads the retainer legs.

Fig 1: Inserting Tool Which Is Supplied With New Replacement Retainer Clip Into Quick Connect Coupling Body
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Grasp the retainer clip under the lip on each side, pull outward and remove while simultaneously removing the tool from the quick connect coupling body.
- The legs of the retainer clip may catch on the quick connect coupling body just prior to removal and you may need to open the legs of the retainer clip slightly to complete removal.
  
  Fig 2: Removing Tool From Quick Connect Coupling Body
  Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Discard the quick connect coupling retainer clip.