Lokar Automatic Transmission Shifter Ford C4/C6 Tailmount User Manual

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Step 10: 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.

Verify that both the shifter and the transmission are in

the Park position. Measure center-to-center between

the 1/4" holes in the the quad lever on the shifter and

the trans arm on the transmission. Subtract 1-3/4".

Fig. 5 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 11: 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. Attach the threaded rod assembly to the

outside of the quad lever and to the inside of the trans

arm using the 1/4"-28 x 1" button head bolts, flat

washers, and nylock nuts as shown in

Fig. 6 and

Fig. 7. The button head bolts can be installed from

either direction, but make sure the rod end is sand-

wiched between the flat washer and the quad lever or

trans arm.

Step 12: 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 onto the

bolt and tighten.

Once you have the shifter adjusted correctly, tighten

the jam nuts on the threaded rod.

Fig. 8

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Fig. 3

Fig. 4

Quad Lever pointing
to approximately the
4:30 – 5:00 position

Hole in Trans Arm at
approximately
12:30 – 1:00 position

Selector

Shaft

Lock Nut

Flat Washers

Pinch Bolt

5/16"-24 x 1/2"

Button Head

Bolts with Lock

Washers