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

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Step 8: If the provided Lokar Selector Shaft and Trans Arm were

not installed before beginning the shifter installation,

install them now, following the instructions that came

with that kit.

Place the trans arm in the Park position with the top

of the lever pointing up, at approximately the 12:00

position.

Fig. 5

Step 9: The threaded rod will connect the quad lever to the trans

arm. Check to make sure that nothing will interfere with

the travel of the threaded rod. If there is any interference,

the threaded rod can be bent slightly as needed. On

a 4R70W or AODE it may be necessary to adjust the

threaded rod to clear the MLPS (manual lever position

switch or neutral safety switch).

Verify that both the shifter and the transmission are in the

Park position. Measure center-to-center between the 1/4"

holes in the trans arm on the transmission and the quad

lever on the shifter. Subtract 1-3/4".

Fig. 6 This is the

length you will cut the threaded rod to. Use a hacksaw or

other metal-cutting saw to shorten the threaded rod.

Step 10: Verify that both 1/4"-28 jam nuts are on the threaded

rod, and install a rod end onto each end of the threaded

rod. Position the rod ends on the inside or outside of the

quad arm and trans arm so that the threaded rod is as

straight as possible. Attach the threaded rod assembly to

the inside or outside of quad arm and trans arm using the

1/4"-28 x 1" button head bolts, flat washers, and nylock

nuts as shown in

Fig. 7. The button head bolts can be

installed from either direction, but make sure each rod

end is sandwiched between the flat washer and the trans

arm or quad arm.

Fig. 8

Step 11: Check the adjustment of the shifter with the shifter all

the way forward in the Park position. Make sure that the

release button still moves up and down freely. The release

button should be flush with the knob in Park and Neutral.

In the Reverse position, you cannot pull the lever back

into Neutral without depressing the release button.

While the shifter is in the Park position, make sure the

transmission is firmly in the "Park" detent, with no

tension on the threaded rod. You can verify this by removing

the 1/4"-28 x 1" button head bolt with nylock nut that

attaches the rod end to the quad lever or trans arm at

either end of the threaded rod. Make sure the hole in the

rod end exactly aligns with the hole in the quad lever or

trans arm. The bolt should pass freely through both holes

at the same time without binding. Do not force the holes

to line up.

If the holes are not aligned, screw the rod end in or out

just enough to be able to slide the bolt in and out without

putting tension on the threaded rod. Make sure that

the quad lever and trans arm do not move during the

adjustment procedure. Use this adjustment routine until

the bolt will pass freely in and out of both the rod end

and the quad lever or trans arm. Reinstall the 1/4"-28

nylock nut and the flat washer in its proper position onto

the bolt, and tighten.

Once you have the shifter adjusted correctly, tighten the

jam nuts on the threaded rod.

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Fig. 3

Fig. 4

5/16"-24 x 3/8" Button Head Bolts and

Lock Washers In Curved, Slotted Holes

Quad Lever

Set

Screw

Quad

Arm

1/4"-28 x 5/8" Button Head
Bolts and Nylock Jam Nuts