AOD----B&M Hammer Shift

willys1 · Dec 26, 2003

Need some feedback guys, Is the B&M Hammer shifter a direct bolt up,without any modifications, can I do it myself??

90 lx convert · Dec 26, 2003

I bought one......spent a day trying to get it to work right. Adjusted everything four times at least. Called B&M and was told it wouldn't work with a manual VB?!!! Sent it back to Summit the next day. Waste of my time. Mike

Ranchero5.0 · Dec 26, 2003

Junk

In all honesty, they are at best a gimmick. The damn AOD doesn't care where you put the shifter it's going to do it's own thing. They are horrible to install (I've done two installs) and even worse to shift, so bad in fact that the first customer couldn't get it out of the garage and I ended up putting the stocker back in the next day. God forbid you're in a hurry to get any where, takes about six seperate motions to get it in drive, and it's worse going back to park. The fitment sucks, the cover will rattle, the boot and indicator barely work at best and don't hook up the reverse light or neutral safety because they won't work correctly with the cover on right and the indicator in the correct position. Plus after a week of driving it'll fall apart and the baseplate will come loose.

Jamie

LT1Killa · Dec 26, 2003

Geez! This post pretty much kills any chance of me gettin one now! I'll spend my money elsewhere.

willys1 · Dec 26, 2003

LOL,,Right on LT1 KILLA, thats why this is the best stang site on the web,because they tell like it is!!!!These guys saved me $169.00 and hours of frustration!!!!!!!!!! THANKS

1990LXDropTop · Dec 26, 2003

Hmmm well I don't know where you guys bought yours.... But I got mine from summit. The install took about 2 hours, but was very straight forward. Its been on my 91GT for over a year now and still works awesome. Nothing has come loose and there are no vibrations. I have no trouble whatsoever getting it into drive, or back into park. And my reverse lights still work fine.

The shifter is basically for looks. You will not be able to shift any faster or harder with it. But I think it looks a hell of a lot better than the stock "sleeper" look IMO. If you like that kind of stuff, it is worth the time and $$. Atleast I think it was....

Two of my friends also have one in their AOD powered stangs and also have no problems at all. They both love theirs as well.

willys1 · Dec 27, 2003

1990LXDropTop said:
Hmmm well I don't know where you guys bought yours.... But I got mine from summit. The install took about 2 hours, but was very straight forward. Its been on my 91GT for over a year now and still works awesome. Nothing has come loose and there are no vibrations. I have no trouble whatsoever getting it into drive, or back into park. And my reverse lights still work fine.

The shifter is basically for looks. You will not be able to shift any faster or harder with it. But I think it looks a hell of a lot better than the stock "sleeper" look IMO. If you like that kind of stuff, it is worth the time and $$. Atleast I think it was....

Two of my friends also have one in their AOD powered stangs and also have no problems at all. They both love theirs as well.

HMMM, OK, besides the good looks can you hold it in 2nd???

1BADCOBRAVERT · Dec 27, 2003

Mine also has worked flawlessly for over a year now.
I like the way it performs and looks.

willys1 · Dec 27, 2003

1BADCOBRAVERT said:
Mine also has worked flawlessly for over a year now.
I like the way it performs and looks.

OK guys,BUT CAN SOMEONE TELL ME<CAN YOU HOLD IT IN 2ND GEAR,yes I have a trans-go kit that would let me shift it into 3rd when I want to,BUT WILL THE SHIFTER ALLOW YOU TO HOLD IT IN 2ND GEAR WITHOUT DOING A 1-d-1 SHUFFLE??????????????????????????

willys1 · Dec 27, 2003

CAN YOU HOLD IT IN 2ND GEAR,yes I have a trans-go kit which would allow me to shift into 3rd when I wanted to,CAN YOU HOLD IT IN 2ND WITHOUT DOING THE 1-D-1 SHUFFLE???????????????????????????

willys1 · Dec 27, 2003

Guess not

CB91StangGT · Dec 30, 2003

No you can't. The only way to hold an AOD in 2nd with out doing the 1-D-1 shuffle is to install a manual valve body. Hammer shifter is just for look and grip

willys1 · Dec 30, 2003

CB91StangGT said:
No you can't. The only way to hold an AOD in 2nd with out doing the 1-D-1 shuffle is to install a manual valve body. Hammer shifter is just for look and grip

Thanks bro!!

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