Lokar Ford AOD Hi-Tech Kickdown Kit - Manual (Page 2)

Ford AOD Hi-Tech Kickdown Kit Installation Instructions
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Step 8: It will be necessary to shorten the new T.V. cable assembly.
Route the cable housing up to the T.V. cable adjuster, and
mark the cable housing where it lines up with the T.V. cable
adjuster. Then add 1" (further away from the transmission)
and mark your cut line at that spot.
If the cable housing is braided stainless steel, slide the ferrule
down the housing towards the transmission and past your cut
line, away from the end that is being cut.
DO NOT remove the
ferrule from the braided stainless steel housing! If the cable
housing is black universal, remove the ferrule.
Make sure that the inner wire is removed from the cable housing.
If the T.V. cable has the braided stainless steel housing, wrap
tape around the area to be cut and use an abrasive cutoff
wheel or fine-toothed hacksaw to cut the cable housing at
your cut line. If the T.V. cable has the black universal hous-
ing, cut the cable housing at your cut line using heavy duty
8" diagonal cutting pliers or a hacksaw. Lokar recommends
Klein brand Diagonal Cutting Pliers, # D2000-28 available at
The Home Depot or through W. W. Grainger, Part # 4A838.
After cutting the cable housing, put the ferrule back in place
at the end of the cable housing. Insert the cable housing and
ferrule into the T.V. cable adjuster.
Step 9: The tear drop will be attached to the carburetor throttle arm
by the hex carb fitting. Separate the hex carb fitting from
the kickdown throttle body fitting as shown in
Fig. 6. Install
the tear drop with the hex carb fitting and the 1/4" – 28
nylock jam nut onto the carburetor throttle arm. Hook the
springs to the tear drop and tighten the nylock jam nut.
Fig. 7 Then back the nut off just enough that the tear drop
can rotate freely.
Install the inner wire by starting at the T.V. lever on the trans-
mission. There are two holes in the T.V. arm that the inner
wire can be inserted into.
Fig. 8 If using an Edelbrock or simi-
larly designed carburetor, install the cable in the hole closest
to where the arm is mounted to the shaft (hole "A"). If using a
Holley or similarly designed carburetor, install the cable in the
hole closest to the end of the T.V. arm (hole "B").
Feed the inner wire through the T.V. lever, return spring, kick-
down extender, cable housing and the T.V. cable adjuster up
to the carburetor. Slide the kickdown throttle body fitting and
the cable end stop onto the inner wire, and snap the kickdown
throttle body fitting onto the hex carb fitting. With the carbu-
retor in its normal, warm idle, closed throttle position, slide
the cable end stop up to the kickdown throttle body fitting
and lightly tighten the setscrew with the 5/64" Allen wrench
supplied in the kit.
After the installation is complete, make sure that only the
throttle will reach wide open and that the T.V. lever does not
bottom out. Check this by holding the throttle in the wide
open position and pushing the T.V. lever in the same direction
it is being pulled by the cable. The T.V. lever should be able
to move a small amount; this will ensure that the T.V. cable
will not over pull.
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Transmission shown with Gear Selector Trans Arm
pointed up and T.V. Cable installed
Return
Spring
T.V. Lever
T.V. Lever
Retaining Nut
M8 Nylock Nut
3/8" Spacer
Flat Washer
Lock Washer
M8 x 40mm
Hex Head Bolt
Kickdown
Extender
Gear Selector
Shaft
Gear Selector
Trans Arm
Pointing Up
T.V. Lever
Pointing
Down
3/8" Thick
Spacer
M8 x 40mm
Bolt and Lock
Washer
Trans Cable
Bracket
Cable
Housing
Cable
Housing
Trans Cable
Bracket