B&M 40496 BRACKET AND LEVER KIT User Manual
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cure the cable bracket. The cable
bracket (9) is installed with the sup-
plied longer bolts with spacers (10)
between the bracket and the flange
on the pan. Tighten the oil pan bolts to
12-16 ft-lb.
STEP 9. Fill the transmission with 5
qts of B&M Trick Shift, Type CJ or
Dexron II transmission fluid.
STEP 10. Remove the two rubber
boots (11), one large nut, and a large
lockwasher (12) from the threaded
end of the shifter cable. Route the
cable from the shifter to the transmis-
sion as explained in the shifter instal-
lation instructions. Avoid sharp bends
and route the cable away from hot
engine exhaust parts. Cable may be
secured up and out of the way with
nylon cable ties. Slide the end of the
cable into the cable bracket, install
lockwasher and large nut (12) over
end of cable. Position cable so the
threaded portion of the cable housing
is centered in the cable bracket. Tight-
en both large nuts to hold the cable in
this position. Install two rubber boots
(11) onto end of cable.
STEP 11. Move the transmission
shift lever (1) all of the way forward to
the Park position. Then move the
lever rearward two positions to the
Neutral position. Move the shifter
lever to the Neutral position. Install
the swivel (13) onto end of cable and
adjust until the small end of swivel will
slide freely in and out of the plastic
bushing in the shift lever. Move the
shifter through all of the gear positions
and check that the swivel will slip freely
in and out of the shift lever bushing in
each gear position. Note: Swivel may
have to be adjusted one turn in either
direction. Install cotter key supplied
with the kit into swivel and spread key
ends.
STEP 12. Start the engine and shift
the transmission through all of the
gear positions and then to Neutral.
Check the transmission fluid level
and add more fluid if necessary to
bring it up to the proper level. Be sure
that the shifter operates smoothly and
that the transmission shifts to the
correct gear.
OPERATION: Even though the AOD
is a four speed automatic transmis-
sion, it has only three forward gear
positions on the shifter. With a B&M
shifter these positions are labeled “D”,
“2” and “1”. To get the best accelera-
tion with this transmission it is neces-
sary to use a special shifting tech-
nique.
1. To accelerate from a standing start
move the shifter to the “1” position.
2. 1-2 Shift; Accelerate to the desired
speed then shift to the “2” position.
After the upshift pull stick back to
“1” position (this will hold the trans-
mission in second gear).
3. 2-3 Shift; When desired speed is
reached shift to “2” again. Trans-
mission will shift to Third.
4. 3-4 Shift; When the desired speed
is reached shift to the “D” position.
In normal driving the transmission
will shift up to overdrive (4th) gear when
the shifter is in the “D” position. When
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