Help with shift selector
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Help with shift selector
Hello all,
I had a quick question about my shift Indicator. I have searched long and hard in the forums and this seems to be a problem that only I'm experiencing. I swapped out the stock FXM in my 67 f100 for a c4 out of a 68 just simply because it was already rebuilt. But now my indicator is way off. Park is where park should be, but the shift positions are so close that I can shift through all gears between park and neutral on the shift Indicator. Did I do something wrong or do I need to adjust something somewhere?
I had a quick question about my shift Indicator. I have searched long and hard in the forums and this seems to be a problem that only I'm experiencing. I swapped out the stock FXM in my 67 f100 for a c4 out of a 68 just simply because it was already rebuilt. But now my indicator is way off. Park is where park should be, but the shift positions are so close that I can shift through all gears between park and neutral on the shift Indicator. Did I do something wrong or do I need to adjust something somewhere?
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Was the c4 set up for a floor shifter? Sounds like the shifter arm that comes out of the transmission might be too short. I know that the floor shifter C4s have a different setup than the column shift ones.
Here's what the column shift version looks like:https://www.stangnet.com/mustang-for...48-jpg.138746/
Here's what the column shift version looks like:https://www.stangnet.com/mustang-for...48-jpg.138746/
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I had the same issue with my truck which was converted to a C6 from a 4 speed floor shift. I'm not sure what year the column is (it does have the neutral switch provision in it) but the trans is a later model, probable from the 90s. I shortened the arm on the column by drilling a new hole closer the the shaft but it still wasn't enough so I made an extension for the lever on the transmission. It took several tries to get the indicator to line up.
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I had the same issue with my truck which was converted to a C6 from a 4 speed floor shift. I'm not sure what year the column is (it does have the neutral switch provision in it) but the trans is a later model, probable from the 90s. I shortened the arm on the column by drilling a new hole closer the the shaft but it still wasn't enough so I made an extension for the lever on the transmission. It took several tries to get the indicator to line up.
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Looks like it could be a bit shorter. I believe the shifter arm should extend to just below the pan.
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The problem may be in the shift lever at the transmission. Levers in a Econoline were Econoline numbers. Levers in a pickup were pickup numbers. Ford did not list lengths or differences.
65/67 F100/250 C4 with a 6 cylinder was part number C5TZ7A256D. Discontinued. NOS Only shows one. 1-408-227-2353.
1968 F100/250 C4 with 6 cylinder was part number C8TZ7A256A. Discontinued. Green Sales shows one. 1-800-543-4959.
1969 F100/250 C4 with 6 or 8 cylinder was part number C9TZ7A256C. Discontinued. I don't see any out there. I didn't check evilbay.
1970/72 F100/250 C4 with 6 or 8 cylinder was part number D0TZ7A256A. Discontinued. I don't see any out there. I didn't check evilbay.
When you take those levers off I suggest changing the seal and o-ring. Yours are leaking. I believe both are still available from Ford.
D5AZ7B498A shift shaft seal.
386078-S kick down lever o-ring.
65/67 F100/250 C4 with a 6 cylinder was part number C5TZ7A256D. Discontinued. NOS Only shows one. 1-408-227-2353.
1968 F100/250 C4 with 6 cylinder was part number C8TZ7A256A. Discontinued. Green Sales shows one. 1-800-543-4959.
1969 F100/250 C4 with 6 or 8 cylinder was part number C9TZ7A256C. Discontinued. I don't see any out there. I didn't check evilbay.
1970/72 F100/250 C4 with 6 or 8 cylinder was part number D0TZ7A256A. Discontinued. I don't see any out there. I didn't check evilbay.
When you take those levers off I suggest changing the seal and o-ring. Yours are leaking. I believe both are still available from Ford.
D5AZ7B498A shift shaft seal.
386078-S kick down lever o-ring.
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