B&M 80681 Z-GATE SHIFTER - Manual (Page 7)

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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. Dis-
connect the battery ground cable before
wiring the backup light switch. Locate
the original backup light switch on the
steering column or the console shifter.
Run these wires to the switch on the
passenger's side of the B&M Z-Gate
(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
switch is located on the transmission
and will continue to function normally. It
will not be necessary to connect any
wires to the switches on the shifter.
STEP 25. Remove the T-handle, the jam
nut and the small trigger knob and rod from the shifter. To remove the trigger
knob and rod remove the spring clip at
the bottom of the rod and pull the assem-
bly upwards. There is a small rubber O-
Ring between the rod and the “U” shaped
stamping, do not loose it (See Figure
#1).
Install the gear indicator tape on the
side of the stick using the dimensions
given in Figure #1.
Place the black tower over the shifter
mechanism until the bottom edge of the
tower touches the floor. Hold the tower
level to the shifter with the bottom of the
tower touching the highest surface on
the floor it will come into contact with
(See Figure #7). Use a ruler to measure
the distance X from the underside of the
tower to the tower mounting brackets on
the shifter mechanism.
STEP 26. Set a pair of dividers at the
distance X, measured in Step 25. Hold
the tower level to the shifter mechanism
with the bottom of the tower touching the
Figure #8
highest surface on the floor it will come
into contact with. Holding the tower in
position, place one leg of the divider
against the floor while the other touches
the tower (See Figure #7). Using the
dividers, scribe a line around the tower
that follows the contour of the floorboard.
Remove the tower and trim at the scribe
line using tin snips. Once the tower is
properly trimmed, install it using two #10
self tapping screws.
STEP 27. Slip the chrome cover over the
shifter stick. Replace the trigger rod as-
sembly and reinstall the spring clip. Re-
place the small rubber O-Ring between
the rod and the “U” shaped stamping
(See Figure #1). Press the cover tabs
into the slots in the tower to snap it in
place. Move the shifter through the full
travel and notice the clearance in the
cover slot. If the stick rubs the cover,
either the cover or the tower is improp-
erly installed. Replace the T-handle and
the jam nut.