B&M 80682 STARSHIFTER-RT HND DR - Manual (Page 5)

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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.
STEP 18. On Ford vehicles, the neutral
saftey/back-up light switch is located on
the transmission (or on the steering col-
umn on some early vehicles). On the C-4
and C-5 transmissions it is necessary to
completely remove the stock neutral
saftey/back-up light switch in order to in-
stall the B&M transmission shift lever.
Locate and identify the neutral safety
switch (the engine will not crank unless
these wires are connected together) and
the back-up light switch. Disconnect the
battery ground cable before beginning to
wire the neutral safety switch. Reroute the
wires to the B&M StarShifter. Strip 1/4"
insulation off the wires and install the
supplied slip-on terminals. Crimp the ter-
minals onto the wires using a crimping
tool or pliers. Connect the neutral safety
wires to the OUTER switch on the shifter
and the back-up light wires go to the IN-
NER switch. Tape the terminal connec-
tions to prevent shorts. Reconnect the
battery ground cable, disconnect the coil
wire and set the parking brake. Check the
switch operation by attempting to start the
motor in each shifter position. The
starter must crank only when the shifter
is in the Park or Neutral position. The
back-up lights should work only in Re-
verse. Adjust the switches if required. Re-
connect the coil wire. Go to Step 25.
CHRYSLER
STEP 19. If you have not already done so,
loosen the pinch bolt on the throttle lever
on the transmission. This is the lever on
the small diameter shaft. Pry the lever off
with a screwdriver and allow the linkage
to hang free. Remove and discard the
stock shift lever and the stock shift link-
age. Install the B&M selector lever in po-
sition and tighten the pinch bolt securely
(See Figure 6). Make sure the lever is not
pushed down so far as to touch the trans-
mission case. This will cause the lever to
bind on the case. The lever should travel
smoothly from front to back with a positive
click in each gear position. Install the
stock throttle lever in position on the small
diameter shaft as removed and tighten
the pinch bolt securely. The throttle lever
must operate smoothly.
STEP 20. Remove the two transmission
oil pan bolts directly below the shift lever.
Install the cable bracket in position (See
Figure 6) with two spacers between the
pan and the bracket. (If your transmission
Figure 6
transmission should be all the way rear-
ward. 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 the
Low and Park positions. Operate the
shifter through all the gear positions.
Check to make sure the swivel will slide
in and out of the selector lever hole in
each gear position. Install the cotter key
supplied with the shifter into the swivel
and spread the 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.
STEP 23. Check the operation of the
throttle linkage again. The linkage must
operate smoothly with no bind. All trans-
missions using automatic valve bodies
must have the throttle linkage connected
and operating or transmission damage
will result.
STEP 24.Neutral Safety/Backup Light
switch.
’66-’68: The neutral safety switch will
continue to function normally. It will not be
necessary to hook up the neutral safety
switch wires on the shifter. Disconnect
the battery ground cable before wiring the
backup light switch. Locate the original
backup light switch on the steering col-
umn or the console shifter. Run these
wires to the INNER switch on the shifter
(See Figure 1). Reconnect the ground
wire and check the light for proper opera-
tion. Adjust the switches on the shifter if
required.
’69 and Later: The neutral safety/backup
is equipped with a cast aluminum oil pan
these spacers can be omitted.) Install the
two 5/16-18 x 1.00" pan bolts supplied
and tighten to 12-13 lb.ft. Do not over-
tighten as this can damage the pan gas-
ket.
STEP 21. Remove the two rubber boots,
one large nut, and a large lockwasher
from the threaded end of the shifter
cable. Route the shifter cable according
to Figure 2. Avoid sharp bends and route
the cable away from hot engine and ex-
haust parts. The cable may be secured
up out of the way with nylon cable ties.
Slide the end of the cable into the cable
bracket, install the lockwasher and the
large nut over the end of the cable. Posi-
tion the cable so the threaded portion of
the cable housing is centered in the
cable bracket. Tighten both large nuts to
hold the cable in this position. Install the
two rubber boots onto the end of the
cable.
STEP 22. Move the transmission selec-
tor lever by hand to the full forward posi-
tion (Low). Place the shifter lever to the
Low gear position (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 the 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 position
but is not used on Chrysler transmis-
sions. Trying to force the shifter will dam-
age the cable.) The shift lever on the
7/16" nut
5/16" x 1" bolt and spacer
Chrysler cable
bracket
Cotter pin
Cable swivel
Chrysler lever
1/4" x 1-1/2" bolt,
lockwasher, nut