B&M 80694 CONSOLE MEGASHIFTER - Manual (Page 2)

front hole in the lever, it will be impos-
sible to correctly adjust the cable.) Oper-
ate the shifter through all the gear posi-
tions. Check to make sure the swivel will
slide in and out of the front selector lever
hole in each gear position. The shift cable
is now correctly adjusted. Install the cot-
ter 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 13. Disconnect the battery ground
cable before beginning to wire the neutral
start and reverse light switches. Locate
and identify the neutral start and reverse
light wires on the stock neutral start/
backup light switch (usually on the steer-
ing column or on the stock shifter). Cut
the wires from switch then strip 1/4" of
insulation off the wires and install the
slip-on terminals supplied in the kit. Crimp
the terminals onto the wires using a
crimping tool or pliers. Connect the neu-
tral start wires to the LOWER switch and
the reverse light wires to the UPPER switch
(See Figure 2). Tape the terminal con-
nections 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. Check
the reverse light operation. Adjust the
switches if required. Reconnect the coil
wire.
Some Camaros and Firebirds do not
have a neutral safety switch, they have a
mechanical interlock in the steering col-
umn that prevents the key from turning to
the Start position unless the shifter is in
the Park or Neutral position. On these
vehicles cut the wire that goes from the
start position on the ignition switch to the
solenoid on the starter and extend both
ends to the neutral safety switch on the
shifter. This wire is usually a 10 or 12
gage purple wire.
STEP 14. Install the lower plate onto the
top of the shifter with two 10-32 x 1/2" flat
head screws (See Figure 1). Feed the
cover plate and the indicator cable
through the hole in the lower plate.
STEP 15. Install the console over the
shifter and lower the plate and secure it
with the original hardware. Feed the cover
plate and the indicator cable through the
hole in the console. Pull the original indi-
cator light through the inside of the lower
plate and out the shifter opening in the
console.
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in position (See Figure 5). The bracket
must be installed with spacers between
the pan and the bracket unless a cast
aluminum pan is used. (On a TH-400
with a cast aluminum pan it will be nec-
essary to trim the bracket.) Install the two
5/16x1" bolts supplied and tighten to 12-
13 lb.ft. Do not overtighten as this can
damage the pan gasket.
STEP 11. 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 Fig-
ure 4. Avoid sharp bends and route the
cable away from hot engine exhaust parts.
Use cable clamps or tie wraps to secure
the cable housing to the chassis to avoid
contact with exhaust system or moving
driveline parts. Slide the end of the cable
into the cable bracket, install the
lockwasher and the large nut over the end
of the cable. Position 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 12. Move the transmission selec-
tor lever by hand to full rear position (Low).
Operate the shifter lever to the Low gear
position (ratcheted all the way back).
Adjust the large nuts on the cable so that
the swivel will slide into the front 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. Note: The shifter will not
operate correctly unless the front hole
in the shift lever is used.
Leave the swivel out of the hole and
move the selector lever to Park, all the
way forward. Also move the shifter to the
Park position (all the way forward). Rein-
sert the swivel into the front hole in the
selector lever. Check to see that the swivel
will slide freely in and out of the front hole
in the selector 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.
Move the shifter back to the Low gear
position and check that the swivel will still
slide easily in and out of the front hole in
the selector lever. (If you do not use the
B&M top cover
plate
Boot
Lower plate
B&M shifter
Mounting
bracket
GM console
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Figure 1