Lokar Automatic Trans Mount Shifter Ford AOD, 4R70W, and AODE User Manual

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Step 8: (Continued) Transfer that measurement to the transmission (or to the engine/transmission assembly if

the engine is not installed in the vehicle). Mark that location on the shifter's main plate. The holes in

the main plate that are closest to your mark are where the

FRONT banana bracket bolts will need to be

installed.

Fig. 5

If you choose to install the shifter assembly where any of its mounting holes line up with the left,

right, or rear bracket mounting bolts, mount the shifter using the same bolts and lock washers that are

already being used to attach the left, right, or rear mounting brackets to the main plate. In this case,

the bolts will go through the banana bracket first, then the main plate, and finally into the mounting

bracket below.

Any shifter mounting holes that do not line up with the side or rear mounting bracket bolts must use

the provided 5/16"-24 x 1/2" button head bolts and nylock nuts

(NO lock washers). Make sure the

shifter assembly is mounted using all four bolt holes.

Do not use any other length bolts. Fig. 5

NOTE: If mounting the shifter all the way forward using the four bolt holes at the very front of the main

plate,

a bell crank kit (Lokar Part No. S-68159, sold separately) will be required. Fig. 5

If mounting the shifter at the rear of the main plate,

on some transmissions it will be necessary to trim

the large casting boss on the left side of the transmission case just in front of the tailhousing, in order to

allow full travel of the quad lever on the shifter.

Step 9: If your vehicle does not already have an existing shifter opening, cut the opening now. If you are using

a Lokar shifter boot, the maximum opening for a round boot is 4" in diameter, and the maximum

opening for a rectangular boot is 4" wide by 5-1/2" long.

Before proceeding any further, the transmission should be installed in the vehicle, with the vehicle body,

seat and dashboard in place.

Fig. 6

Fig. 5

Fig. 4

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Right Side

Bracket

Shifter

Assembly

Quad Lever at

Approximately

4:30 - 5:00 Position

(Step 11)

Banana

Bracket

5/16"-24 x 5/8"

Tension Set

Screws with

Jam Nuts

(4 Wheel Drive Only)

5/16"-24 x 3/8”

Button Head Bolts

1/2"-20 x 1"

Tension Set

Screw With

Jam Nut

Rear Mounting Bracket

(2 Wheel Drive Only)

Quad

Lever

Banana

Bracket

Center of Shifter
aligns with front

Banana Bracket

Bolt Hole

If Shifter is mounted in this

location, Lokar Bell Crank Kit

# S-68159 will be required.

Left Side

Bracket