Ford Ecosport: Body Repairs - Vehicle Specific Information and Tolerance Checks / Description and Operation - Vehicle Specific Body Construction

Ford Ecosport 2014-2024 Service and Repair Manual / Body and Paint / Body Repairs - Vehicle Specific Information and Tolerance Checks / Description and Operation - Vehicle Specific Body Construction

For recommended metal repair guidelines and recommendations, refer to the following illustrations and:
For additional information, refer to: Specifications (501-25 Body Repairs - General Information, Specifications).

Steel Type Legend

Item	Steel Type	Color
1	Mild Steel	Yellow
2	Bake Hardened Steel (BH)	Light Blue
3	Solid Solution Strength	Pink
4	High Strength Low Alloy (HSLA)	Dark Blue
5	Dual Phase (DP) 500, 600 Class Steel	Green
6	Dual Phase (DP) 700, 800, 900, 1000 Class Steel	Fuchsia
7	Laminate Steel	Teal
8	Ultra High Strength Steel (UHSS) Martensitic, Boron	Red
9	Transformation Induced Plasticity Steel (TRIP)	Gold
10	Aluminum	Purple

Hood

Item	Description	Steel Type
1	Hood	Bake Hardened (BH) Steel

Cowl, Dash Panel and Fender

NOTE: LH side shown, RH side similar.

Item	Description	Steel Type
1	Upper dash panel reinforcement	Mild steel
2	Cowl panel	Mild steel
3	Dash panel	Mild steel
4	Fender	Bake Hardened (BH) steel

Front Rail and Apron

NOTE: RH side shown, LH side similar.

Item	Description	Steel Type
1	Bumper mounting bracket	Mild steel
2	Bracket	Mild steel
3	Fender apron assembly	Mild steel
4	Frame rail, inner	Dual-Phase (DP) 600 steel
5	Bracket	High Strength Low Alloy Steel (HSLA)
6	Frame rail, outer	Dual-Phase (DP) 600 steel
7	Bracket	Mild steel

Roof Panel(s)

Item	Description	Steel Type
1	Roof panel with roof opening panel	Mild steel
2	Roof panel without roof opening panel	Mild steel
3	Rear header panel	Mild steel
4	Center reinforcement (without roof opening panel)	Mild steel
5	Windshield header panel	Mild steel

Front Floor Pan Assembly

Item	Description	Steel Type
1	Front floor pan	Mild steel
2	Floor tunnel (part of front floor pan assembly)	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
3	Cross member	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
4	Parking brake cable reinforcement	Mild steel
5	Side member extension (2 required)	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
6	Cross member	Mild steel
7	Reinforcement	Mild steel
8	Cross member - front, upper	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel

Rear Floor Pan Assembly

Item	Description	Steel Type
1	Floor side member	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
2	Bracket	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
3	Reinforcement	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
4	Bracket	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
5	Floor pan assembly	Mild steel
6	Crossmember	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
7	Bracket	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA)
8	Bracket	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
9	Floor side member	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
10	Crossmember	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
11	Bracket	Mild steel
12	Reinforcement	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
13	Reinforcement	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
14	Bracket	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel

Body Side Panels

NOTE: LH side shown, RH similar.

Item	Description	Steel Type
1	A-pillar inner assembly	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
2	B-pillar inner reinforcement	Mild steel
3	Upper body inner reinforcement	Mild steel
4	Upper body outer reinforcement	Mild steel
5	B-pillar inner	Boron steel
6	Bracket	High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel
7	Quarter panel and wheelhouse	Mild steel
8	Body side outer skin panel.	Mild steel
9	Side member extension (2 required)	Dual-Phase (DP) 800 steel

Front Door

Item	Description	Steel Type
1	Inner door assembly	Mild steel
2	Front door panel	Mild steel

Rear Door

Item	Description	Steel Type
1	Inner door assembly	Mild steel
2	Rear door panel	Mild steel

Rear Panels

Item	Description	Steel Type
1	Reinforcement	Mild steel
2	Back panel	Mild steel
3	Bracket	Mild steel

Liftgate

Item	Description	Steel Type
1	Liftgate assembly	Mild steel

Description and Operation - Body and Frame

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General Procedures - Body Panel Sectioning

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Special Tool(s) / General Equipment

Hydraulic Press

Removal

NOTE: Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details.

Remove the wheel knuckle.
Refer to: Wheel Knuckle - Vehicles With: Rear Drum Brakes (204-02B Rear Suspension - AWD, Removal and Installation).
Remove the rear toe adjustment retainers and remove the wheel knuckle mounting bracket.
Torque:
Stage 1: 177 lb.in (20 Nm)
Stage 2: 76 lb.ft (103 Nm)