B&M 50498 BRACKET AND LEVER KIT - Manual (Page 2)

Figure 2
lever in position on shaft. Install
lockwasher and nut and tighten
securely. Downshift lever must op-
erate smoothly. Reconnect down-
shift linkage.
STEP 3. Remove the two lower
bolts from the rear servo cover.
Install cable bracket in position,
(See figure 1). Install two servo
cover bolts as removed and tighten
12-13 ft. lbs. Do not overtighten as
this can distort servo cover.
STEP 4.Route the shifter cable
according to figure 2 Avoid kinks
and sharp bends and route the
cable away from hot engine or
exhaust parts.
Remove the two rubber boots,
one large nut, and a large lock-
washer from the threaded end of
the shifter cable. Slide the end of
the cable into the cable bracket,
Install large nut and lockwasher
loosely over end of cable. Install
two rubber boots onto end of cable.
Install the swivel on the threaded
end of the cable and position it in
the center of the threaded portion.
STEP 5.Move the transmission
selector lever by hand to full rear
position (LOW). Place the shifter
lever to the low gear position
(ratcheted all the way back). Ad-
just the large nuts on the cable so
that the swivel will slide into the
hole on the selector lever. Tighten
the large nuts completely. Be sure
that the swivel will slide freely in
and out of the hole in the selector
lever.
With the swivel in the selector
lever, move the shifter to PARK
position, as far forward as the
shifter will go without forcing it.
(The shifter has further travel that
is used to reach the GM park po-
sition but is not used on Ford trans-
missions. Trying to force the cable
C-4 cable bracket Ford lever
will damage the cable.) The shift
lever on the transmission should
be all the way forward. Check to
see that the swivel will slide freely
in and out of the hole in the lever
in this position. If it does not slip in
freely, adjust the swivel slightly
until it will slip into the hole in the
lever in both LOW and PARK po-
sitions. Operate shifter through all
gear positions. Check to make sure swivel will slide in and out of
the selector lever hole in each
gear position. Install cotter key
supplied with shifter into swivel
and spread key ends.
If you have a problem, DO NOT
FORCE THE SHIFTER, this will
damage the cable, the shifter or
the transmission. Simply start at
the beginning and carefully check
all your steps.
Figure 3
Route cable
as shown