Anyone know how to get this annoying piece of s&@t back in the dash correctly?
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I think a couple leaf spring clips are missing on that. Not familiar with a working Mark ash tray, but there is usually significant friction from the springs pressing against the sliders, and they probably double as retainers to keep things from falling out. That C bracket with the janky holes in the side may be where these springs where originally affixed. Might even have an underbracket that is missing that screws to the bottom of the dash to hold things together. As you might now, the ashtray assembly in a box is held in place by three screws, which leads me to believe something may be missing.
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You have a castrated ash tray. There should be 4 balls in that slider assembly where the holes are blown out. Thats what sits in the grooves inside the dashboard. Thats also why it doesn't sit right or stay where it belongs. I think you may need a donor ash tray, that bracket looks pretty f'd up and it may not be possible to just put new balls in it. There are tabs that are supposed to capture the balls and it looks like yours have been bent or broken off.
The release is the tongue thing center top. Push it down and it slides right out of the hole. Putting it back in is slightly fussy but basically hold the tin slider thing towards the back with your finger and get it started, then the whole thing will just push right into the bracket with no real fuss.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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Originally posted by gadget73 View PostYou have a castrated ash tray. There should be 4 balls in that slider assembly where the holes are blown out. Thats what sits in the grooves inside the dashboard. Thats also why it doesn't sit right or stay where it belongs. I think you may need a donor ash tray, that bracket looks pretty f'd up and it may not be possible to just put new balls in it. There are tabs that are supposed to capture the balls and it looks like yours have been bent or broken off.
The release is the tongue thing center top. Push it down and it slides right out of the hole. Putting it back in is slightly fussy but basically hold the tin slider thing towards the back with your finger and get it started, then the whole thing will just push right into the bracket with no real fuss.
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Taking a closer look at the ash tray it doesn't really look like the tabs that hold the balls are bent. It looks like the balls just sit in there and you kind of have to hold them in place while sliding the tray back in. I'll upload a couple of pics later tonight I'm at work right now and don't have good enough signal to do so. I just replaced the lighter socket in the ash tray so I pretty much have the wiring issue sorted out.Last edited by mercurygm88; 09-26-2021, 02:35 PM.
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86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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Originally posted by gadget73 View Postthey hold themsevles in place if the tabs are not bent out.
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Last edited by mercurygm88; 09-26-2021, 03:23 PM.
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might have to tap them back over a bit to retain the balls, but it doesn't look as messed up as I thought it did in the video.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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Crown Vic and grand marq use a different, less complicated setup.~David~
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Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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Originally posted by 87gtVIC View PostCrown Vic and grand marq use a different, less complicated setup.
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likely, but if you take the thing to the hardware store, just get one size under the one that won't go into the hole in the bracket. Or use drill bits to size it.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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Originally posted by gadget73 View Postlikely, but if you take the thing to the hardware store, just get one size under the one that won't go into the hole in the bracket. Or use drill bits to size it.
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A 94 will probably have much different ash tray mounting hardware.
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rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.Originally posted by dmccaigOverhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.
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+1, '94 will be more like your '02 LSE.Vic
~ 1989 MGM LS Colony Park - Large Marge
~ 1998 MGM LS - new DD
~ 1991 MGM LS "The Scab"
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