This:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBs6CJoZmJk
The guy said - 45 minutes! Apologies if this has already been posted.
The one that I replaced 2 years ago broke. It's like clockwork - I have 65k miles on the car now, and the first failure was around 31K mark. Dang it, Ford.
So - I can attest that it does take under an hour. No need to remove the knee airbag. Just unscrew and remove the bottom piece of the steering column cover, and, unless you have Hulk paws, you should access the 3 screws.
In my case, maybe because this is the second replacement of the actuator (the first was done by a dealer under warranty), I could unscrew the fasteners holding a T20 socket with my fingers. Very easy, takes 5 minutes.
I actually spent more time putting in the new actuator, because I couldn't quite figure out that it fits on an angle. Taking a picture of the broken one before I took it out would have helped...
I had to use a small ratchet to tighten the upper screw, but mostly it was just my fingers.
I don't see how this could take 4 hours - unless indeed the screws are baked in somehow.
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