Below are the instructions on how to remove the floor console on a 2000 Expedition. Should be the same for 97-02, though there's no guarantees.
As always, I'm not responsible if you break anything.
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1. Position the front seat forward.
2. Remove the two front floor console rear bolts.
3. Position the front seats rearward.
4. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
5. If equipped, remove the console finish panel mat.
6. If equipped, remove the console finish panel front screw.
7. Remove the console finish panel rear screw.
8. Remove the console finish panel.
-If equipped, disconnect the parking aid switch electrical connector.
-If equipped, disconnect the navigation display unit electrical connectors.
-If equipped, disconnect the auxiliary A/C control electrical connectors.
9. Remove the front floor console front bolts.
10. Disconnect the front floor console electrical connector.
-If equipped, disconnect the any necessary electrical connector.
11. Remove the floor console.
-Lift the front of the floor console and slide rearward to disengage the floor brackets.
12. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
As always, I'm not responsible if you break anything.
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1. Position the front seat forward.
2. Remove the two front floor console rear bolts.
3. Position the front seats rearward.
4. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
5. If equipped, remove the console finish panel mat.
6. If equipped, remove the console finish panel front screw.
7. Remove the console finish panel rear screw.
8. Remove the console finish panel.
-If equipped, disconnect the parking aid switch electrical connector.
-If equipped, disconnect the navigation display unit electrical connectors.
-If equipped, disconnect the auxiliary A/C control electrical connectors.
9. Remove the front floor console front bolts.
10. Disconnect the front floor console electrical connector.
-If equipped, disconnect the any necessary electrical connector.
11. Remove the floor console.
-Lift the front of the floor console and slide rearward to disengage the floor brackets.
12. To install, reverse the removal procedure.