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I had a little time this afternoon so I mounted the Eaton shifting valve on the firewall. The holes were already factory punched thru the firewall for the mounting screws and vacuum line for the speedometer shifter. I had a long Bowden cable, so I made a temporary bracket and mounted the cable on the gearshift stick like a Dodge or GM truck. Ford's shift cable is on the dash next to the speedometer. I moved the stick thru the gears and the valve shifts smoothly in all gear positions. This will make it a little easier to split shift the axle and I don't have to drill a hole in my dash for the cable. Here are a couple of photos.
The Ford Bowden cable would loop over toward the passenger side and go into the cab thru the hole next to the valve that the black tube is in now. I just ran the longer cable straight down the firewall and back up the gear shift. When I install it permanently, I will tie the cable to the firewall and transmission to keep it from moving and chaffing.
Thanks, Mark
Bob, My dash doesn't have a hole for the cable, but it did already have all the firewall holes needed to mount the valve.. I am replacing the single speed 5.83 axle with the Eaton 5.83-8.11 axle. Since my truck is an F4, the two speed axle wasn't even an option.. The Bowden cable I'm using is 72" long and perfect length for my truck. It is a very nice cable that I bought at Tractor Supply. You may need a longer one for the COE.
Thanks, Mark
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