How do you get acces to right fender on expedition to pound damage out?

The wiring to the door passes from the A pillar into the door and in both the plug-in door and the hard wired type broken wires and bad connections are far from unknown, usually on the driver side.

Manufacturers should use extra-flexible wire but they don't with the consequence of wires breaking and especially in winter the stiffness of the door harness placing extra strain on the plug/socket of plug in doors.

I doubt the wiring was damaged by the panel beating though the extra vibration could have finished producing a fault that was already well advanced.
Only some hands-on checking will confirm this.

It depends a lot on the area the dent is in, the size and if the paint is cracked, damaged or scraped off. If the dent is on a body line, its going to take a lot more to fix it, if its in an open flat area without any sharp creases, you can many times do some paintless dent repair and bend it back into shape. This is the least expensive method.

If its a fender that can be removed, many shops now get a replacement fender and paint it to match. When you match paint, you generally need to blend the surrounding fenders/hood/body to get it to look right. There is a lot of skill involved with paint matching and the application of paint. Unless you have a shop and the equipment to spray it, you would need to get someone with experience to apply the paint so it looks right.

The 3rd option to repair the dent is to get a body hammer set, with a dolly/flat hammer etc and pound the dent as close to its original position as possible, then use a body filler and sand it. This part could save you money if you want to choose and have someone paint it. Or if its an old car, you could have the paint matched with the car and put in an aerosol can where you could spray it on yourself. Its not going to be perfect by a long shot, but certainly better than a big ugly dent thats been repaired and primered

easily push it out? Probably not. If you pry against the door, you risk damaging the metal on that. Take it to a body shop and pay them to move it out enough so you can use your door. That won't cost much

Even if you popped the dent out, the liner may not fit back on tightly. They are usually held by plastic clips or plastic pins or even plastic screws that easily get distorted, or the hole they are held with gets enlarged from tearing. You could keep the liner up with a couple of machine screws drilled into strategic places....or, you could just remove the liner-it's not a safety issue-it just helps keep mud and dirt from building up in the wheel wells and fender corners. To remove it, first take the wheel off. Then you can see how it is held on Pull it off and throw it away.
If you pop the dent out and fender looks pretty good, and the liner appears it can be re-used with just a little help, all the better.
It;s up to you.

a '97 XLT with the 4.6 ECU is located on the passenger side by the fuel & air suspension cut-off switchs. It is just in front of the passenger side front door mounted to that fender - its not to hard to find once you know what you are looking for and if you use a flashlight.

This is not a very easy process but can be done here is a video that explains it.
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-repair-dented-fender-155314/
Thank you,
Lee

You can use self tapping screws to get it back on, or remove the fender by removing the bolts under hood, mudflap and bumper, then pound the dent out and make it straight again. Or just try and pound it straight.

Find the ac compressor under the hood,and look at the ac lines coming from it,there is a large one,this is your low side ac line,follow it toward the firewall,and you will come to it.If this was helpful,please rate,thank you.most of them are on the passengers side near the fender near the firewall.

Harbor Freight and most local body shop supply stores should have a suction-cup type tool for pulling out dents. You maybe able to remove the inner fender well to get to the dent. To remove the fender, you'll need to remove the top fender bolts, the bolts that attach it to the header panel, and the bolts holding it on back by the door.