A single mom friend of mine asked me if I could help her remove her deck
> from her windstar as it is malfunctioning and keeps trying to load a cd even
> if none is there. Looking at it, It's looks like a din deck with a bracket
> around it with four holes. I don't want to tear up the dash but if anyone
> knows how, before I try, it would be a great help.
Go to a car parts store and get the Ford radio removal tools. It's two U-shaped rods that fit into those 4 holes. You put in the rods, tip them slightly outwards, then use them to pull the radio or whatever towards you.
You could cheat by using 4 nails or small screwdrivers, but the danger is if you go in too far, you risk bending the clips, making it extremely difficult to remove. The rods usually only go in so far.