B&M 80797 STREET BANDIT SHIFTER - Manual (Page 7)

break the 12V wire from the starter
switch to the small wire on the starter
solenoid. The reverse light switch has
the same function only that it breaks
the power to the reverse lights. If your
wiring is different, follow the instruc-
tions that pertain to your specific wiring
layout.
STEP 25. On Ford vehicles, the neu-
tral safety/backup light switch is lo-
cated on the transmission (or on the
steering column on some early ve-
hicles). On the C-4 and C-5 transmis-
sions, it is necessary to completely
remove the stock neutral safety/backup
light switch in order to install the B&M
transmission shift lever. On C-4, C-5
and C-6 transmissions, it will be nec-
essary to hook up the neutral safety/
backup light switches on the B&M
Street Bandit Shifter.
STEP 26. Locate and identify the
neutral safety (the engine will not crank
unless these wires are connected to-
gether) and the reverse light wires.
Disconnect the battery ground cable
before beginning to wire the neutral
safety and the reverse light switches.
Reroute the wires to the B&M Street
Bandit Shifter. Strip a 1/4" of insula-
tion off the wires and install the sup-
plied slip-on terminals. Crimp the ter-
minals onto the wires using a crimping
tool or pliers. Connect the neutral safety
wires to the LOWER switch and the reverse light wires to the UPPER switch
(See Photo #6). Tape the terminal
connections to prevent shorts.
STEP 27. 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 the Neutral
position. Check the backup light op-
eration when the shifter is shifted to the
Reverse position. Adjust the switches
if required, please refer to ADJUSTING
THE SWITCHES. Reconnect the coil
wire. Go to HOW TO OPERATE YOUR
B&M STREET BANDIT SHIFTER.
CHRYSLER
STEP 28. 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 linkage. Install B&M's
Chrysler selector lever in position and
tighten the pinch bolt securely (See
Photo #9). Make sure the lever is not
pushed down so far as to touching the
transmission case. This will cause the
lever to bind on the case. The lever
should travel smoothly from front to
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back with a positive click in each gear
position. Install the stock throttle lever
into position on the small diameter
shaft as removed and tighten the pinch
bolt securely. The throttle lever must
operate smoothly.
STEP 29. Remove the two transmis-
sion oil pan bolts from the left rear
corner of the transmission pan. Install
the cable bracket into position with two
spacers between the pan and the
bracket (See Photo #9). (If your
transmission is equipped with a cast
aluminum oil pan these spacers can be
omitted). Install the two supplied 5/16-
18 x 1.00" pan bolts and tighten to 12-
13 lb.ft. Do not overtighten as this can
damage the pan gasket.
STEP 30. Route the shifter cable avoid-
ing 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
lockwasher from the threaded end of
the shifter cable. Slide the end of the
cable into the cable bracket. Install the
large nut and the lockwasher loosely
over the end of the cable. Install the 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 (See Photo #9).
STEP 31. Move the transmission se-
lector lever by hand to the full forward
position (Low). Place the shifter lever
to the Low gear position (all the way
back). Adjust 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.
STEP 32. With the swivel in the selec-
tor 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
the Chrysler transmissions. Trying to
force the shifter will damage the cable).
The shift lever on the transmission
should be all the way back. 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 positions. Operate the shifter
Photo #9
B&M's Chrysler
cable bracket
B&M's Chrysler selector
lever
stock
throttle
lever