Adjustment and maintenance – B&M 81014 STREET ROD SHIFTER, 15 User Manual
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STEP 4. UPSHIFTING - Gently push the shifter one position
forward at a time. DOWNSHIFTING - Gently pull the
shifter one position backward. NOTE: there are no
positive stops for each gear, therefore each gear must
be accessed carefully or it will be skipped over.
STEP 5. NEUTRAL - From "OVERDRIVE" firmly push the shift
knob downward and gently push the shifter back one
position. From "REVERSE" firmly pull the shift knob
downward and gently push the shifter forward one
position.
ADJUSTMENT - If excessive fore-aft stick free play occurs over
time, there are two adjustment screws locked in place
with jam nuts (both metric) that can be adjusted to reduce
this free play. A slight amount of fore-aft free play is
required for proper shifter operation.
NOTE: there is also a small amount of side to side free
play that is normal.
ADJUSTMENT AND MAINTENANCE
The B&M Street Rod automatic shifter is virtually adjustment and maintenance free and should pro-
vide years of service provided it is installed and operated correctly. The shifter mechanism has been
assembled, lubricated, and adjusted from the factory to provide the optimal shifting action and should
not be disassembled nor adjusted other than that which is outlined below. Only lubricate the shifter
mechanism if rough mechanism movement occurs and use only a high quality moly-graph grease.
mechanism movement
(larger scale)
shifter stick movement
" DRIVE "
" SECOND "
" FIRST "
shifter stick movement
mechanism movement
(larger scale)
" OVERDRIVE "
" NEUTRAL "
" REVERSE "
" OVERDRIVE "