ididit Cable Shift Linkage Kit: Column to Ford C-4 Transmission User Manual

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6. Push the cable down through its outer cover so that

it will be as short as possible. Put the column in

Park. Now, figure out where you want the bracket to

be, 5 o’clock will probably be a good place. Install

the swivel on the small thread and turn it until it is

centered on the thread. Now, install the small nut

and turn it until it bottoms out on the swivel. Do not

tighten yet.

7. Reinstall the shift lever as close to the swivel as

possible. Now you could turn the bracket or loosen the large nut and

adjust so that the swivel goes into the 5/16” hole that you drilled in the

shift arm. Insert the cotter pin in the swivel, tighten the large nut and

bolt on the bracket. Do not tighten so much that it squeezes the delrin

bushing in the bottom of the column. This could make it hard to shift.

Remember, the cable has to be pushed down completely.

8. Route the cable towards the rear of the vehicle and then turn it in a

nice U shape. Stay away from exhaust pipes. If this cable gets too

close, it will melt and not work at all. This is very important.

9. On the C-4 transmission you must

cut off the original shift lever on the

transmission (see sample). Note:

Once you cut the old shift lever off,

there is no turning back! Remove

the two side cover bolts marked

with X’s. Also remove the nut and

washer from the kick down lever

and then remove the kick down

lever itself.

10. Make sure that the transmission is

in Park. Install the transmission

shift lever using the nut and bolt

supplied. Now install the kick

down lever with the original nut

and washer as shown above. Install

the cable bracket and the two bolts

as shown above.