shift linkage problems with B&M hammer.

Foxfan88

My Grandpa has great wood.

Sep 13, 2004

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May 25, 2005

#1

• May 25, 2005

• #1

Ok i have a proble, since i got my car the shift pattern is
P
R
R
N
OD
D

then going back up it was

D
OD
N
N
R
P

I studied and started to mess with that bolt and the groove.
What i did was, i put the tranny in N with the shifter as is.
then i unhooked the cable from the groove groove, and put the shifter into N

Hooked it back and it still wont work. I'm pretty sure its where its supposed to be, but i did notice one thing, i had a friend ratchet the hammer back as i watched and i think that the cable somehow isnt pulling the lever far enough to get out of R and into N, resulting in my 2 reverses and 2 Ns.

Any suggestions???

 

Foxfan88

My Grandpa has great wood.

Sep 13, 2004

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• May 25, 2005

• #2

bump

 

89MustangGX

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Jul 3, 2001

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May 26, 2005

#3

• May 26, 2005

• #3

Sounds like your cable is stretching too far. It happens. Replacing it should allow you to hit the right spots on the tranny if this is the case.

 

Foxfan88

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May 26, 2005

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• May 26, 2005

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Is there any way i can move that lever thats part of the shifter forward so it will be pulling the cable a little more so it would get that extra pull i need?

 

89MustangGX

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May 26, 2005

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• May 26, 2005

• #5

Not that I am aware of. I believe all of the adjustment is in the bar that attaches to the tranny.

 

Ranchero5.0

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May 27, 2005

#6

• May 27, 2005

• #6

In all honesty after dealing with two hammers in customers cars the best thing you can do with it is eBay it and put a stock shifter back in. They are absolutely positively junk. Had one customer have me install one, then uninstall it the next week. He couldn't get it out of his driveways three point turn around.

The cable doesn't stretch on these. Basicly the ratio's aren't quite right and it hits the gears most of the time.

I usually just remove the gate on the factory shifter and rework it so you can shift from 1'st to 2nd without it hitting drive until you let off the thumb button, then push it again into third without being able to push it into nuetral. Takes about two hours to fab and works very well.

Of course it does nothing for the AOD's demented shifting when ever it wants to.

Jamie

 

89MustangGX

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May 28, 2005

#7

• May 28, 2005

• #7

I actually really like my Hammer shifter -- I've never had any trouble with gears, nor the cable. Then again, I have a full manual valvebody -- so I'd be shifting all the time anyway.

 

Foxfan88

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May 28, 2005

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• May 28, 2005

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Also my hammer seems to be very loose, moves from side to side and some play going up and down.