Lokar Automatic Transmission Shifter Ford C4 and C6 Floor User Manual

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Step 8: Make sure the transmission is in Park by rotating the

original trans arm clockwise as far as it will go. Remove

the rod end from the new trans arm. Remove the tape from

the pinch bolt, and position the trans arm with the pinch

bolt and nylock nut onto the transmission gear selector

shaft. The trans arm should be pointing up and slightly

towards the rear, with the inside of the curve facing the

front of the transmission like a backwards "C". The 1/4"

hole in the end of the trans arm should be at approximately

the 1:00 position.

If your original trans arm interferes with the new trans arm,

the original trans arm must be cut off of the selector shaft.

It is much easier to cut the trans arm off of the selector

shaft if you remove the selector shaft from the transmission

first. If you remove the selector shaft, we recommend that

you install a new selector shaft seal (not included) when

reassembling.

Tighten the nylock nut on the pinch bolt to hold the trans

arm in position on the selector shaft.

Fig. 5

Step 9: The threaded rod will connect the quad arm 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.

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 arm 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, and

then de-burr the cut end of the 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 the 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 by placing the shifter

all the way forward into 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 arm 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 arm 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 arm 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 arm or trans arm. Reinstall the 1/4"-28

nylock nut and the flat washer 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