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NOTE: This Lokar Kickdown Kit is designed to be installed with a Lokar Carburetor
Bracket and Springs, part # SRK-4000 (available separately, not included).
The kickdown cable is designed to be cut-to-fit.
Refer to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 for the component names.
Step 1: Remove the cable end stop, kickdown throttle body fitting, and kickdown
cable adjuster from the new kickdown cable. Leave the kickdown mounting
bracket on the kickdown cable adjuster. DO NOT remove the ferrule if the
cable housing is braided stainless steel! Remove the inner
wire from the
cable housing, and remove the kickdown lever from the inner wire.
Step 2: Install the kickdown lever onto the transmission, with the cable hole towards
the transmission as shown in Fig. 4 for C4 and Fig. 5 for C6.
Step 3: Install the trans cable bracket and the cable housing onto the transmission
as shown in Fig. 4 for C4 and Fig. 5 for C6. NOTE:
These photos show the inner wire, which SHOULD
NOT be installed at this point. C4 uses an existing
transmission bolt. The C6 kit includes a 5/16"-18 x 1"
button head bolt and locknut for the trans cable bracket.
NOTE: On the C6 transmission, the cable mounting
bracket goes underneath the casting lug on the side of
the transmission.
Step 4: If the throttle cable has already been installed, disconnect
the throttle cable from the carburetor. If the engine
already has a Lokar Carburetor Bracket (not included)
installed, remove the throttle cable adjuster. Leave the
Carburetor Bracket in place. If the engine does not have
a Lokar Carburetor Bracket already installed, install
one now, following the installation instructions that were
provided with the Lokar Carburetor Bracket.
Step 5: The kickdown mounting bracket mounts onto the back
side of the Lokar Carburetor Bracket. The throttle cable
adjuster will pass through the top hole in both the
new kickdown mounting bracket AND the Carburetor
Bracket. Position the kickdown mounting bracket behind
the Carburetor Bracket so that the 5/16" diameter holes
at the top of both brackets are aligned, the small 3/16"
diameter holes near the center of the two brackets
are aligned, and the kickdown cable adjuster is offset
towards the left side of the vehicle.
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General Installation Notes:
Please read these instructions completely before beginning the
installation. If you have any questions please call.
Before beginning the installation, disconnect the negative battery cable
and use wheel chocks to block the vehicle's wheels.
We recommend using anti-seize lubricant on all aluminum threads.
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Ford C4 and C6 Hi-Tech Kickdown Kit
Installation Instructions
INS0007 Rev. 02/01/2017
Page 1
© 2005 Lokar, Inc.
Ford C4 and C6 Hi-Tech Kickdown Kit
Installation Instructions
Step 5: (Continued) Attach the kickdown mounting bracket to the Carburetor
Bracket using the supplied #8-32 x 1/2" button head bolt and nylock
nut through the small 3/16" diameter center holes in both brackets,
but do not tighten yet. Insert the throttle cable adjuster (with the rear
nut still installed) from the rear through the top holes in both brackets.
Position it so that the threaded part of the throttle cable adjuster is
approximately centered in the Carburetor Bracket. Install the front
adjuster nut.
Tighten the throttle cable adjuster nuts, the button head bolt and nut,
and the kickdown cable adjuster nuts. Fig. 6
Step 6: Route the cable housing up to the kickdown cable adjuster. Make sure
that the inner wire is removed from the cable housing! If the cable
housing is braided stainless steel, slide the ferrule down the housing
towards the transmission, away from the end that is being cut. Fig. 7
DO NOT remove the ferrule from the braided stainless steel
housing! If the cable housing is black universal, remove the ferrule.
Measure the distance between the kickdown cable adjuster and the
trans cable bracket. Add 1" to the measurement and cut the cable
housing to that length.
If the kickdown cable has the braided stainless steel housing, wrap
tape around the area to be cut and use a cutoff wheel or fine-toothed
hacksaw. If the kickdown cable has a black universal housing, cut the
cable housing with heavy duty 8” diagonal cutting pliers or a hacksaw.
Lokar recommends Klein brand Diagonal Cutting Pliers, # D2000-28
available at The Home Depot or through W. W. Graingers, Part # 4A838.
After cutting the cable housing, put the ferrule back in place at the
end of the cable housing. The ferrule does NOT need to be crimped or
otherwise attached in place. Insert the cable housing and ferrule into
the kickdown cable adjuster.
Step 7: The tear drop will be attached to the carburetor throttle arm by the hex
carb fitting. Separate the hex carb fitting from the kickdown throttle
body fitting. Install the hex carb fitting and the tear drop onto the
carburetor throttle arm as shown in Fig. 8. Hook the springs to the tear
drop and tighten the nylock nut on the hex carb fitting. Then, back the
nylock nut off just enough so that the tear drop can pivot freely.
Step 8: Pass the inner wire through the hole in the kickdown lever on the
transmission. Thread it up through the cable housing to the carburetor.
Step 9: Before connecting the kickdown cable to the carburetor, make sure
that the throttle linkage is properly adjusted. Verify at the carburetor
that the throttle is wide open while you have a helper hold the
accelerator pedal to the floor. Once you are sure that the throttle
linkage is adjusted correctly, slide the kickdown throttle body fitting
onto the kickdown cable inner wire, and connect the kickdown throttle
body fitting to the hex carb fitting.
Step 10: This step will also be much easier with a helper. Slide the kickdown
cable end stop onto the inner wire. Move the throttle to wide open
and hold it there while pulling the kickdown inner wire as tight as
possible. Slide the cable end stop up against the kickdown throttle
body fitting and tighten the set screw using the supplied 5/64" Allen
wrench. Release the throttle.
When the kickdown cable is properly adjusted you should be able to
open the throttle to the wide open position without interference from
the kickdown cable; and with the throttle wide open, you should not
have any slack in the kickdown cable.
Double check to be sure that all carburetor, throttle and kickdown
linkages operate freely without binding. Then, test drive. Once the
kickdown cable is correctly adjusted and operating properly you can
cut off the excess inner wire, leaving about 1/2" extending beyond the
cable end stop to allow for future adjustment if needed.
Final installation should look like Fig. 4 or 5 and Fig. 8.
#8-32 x 1/2"
Button Head Bolt
with Nylock Nut
Kickdown
Mounting
Bracket
Cable End
Stop
Kickdown Throttle
Body Fitting
Inner
Wire
Inner
Wire
Trans
Cable
Bracket
Kickdown
Lever
Adjuster
Nuts
Kickdown
Cable
Adjuster
Cable
Housing
Cable
Housing
Hex Carb
Fitting with
Nylock Nut
Ferrule (DO NOT REMOVE
if the cable housing is
braided stainless steel!)
Fig. 1 Fig. 2
Carburetor End
Transmission End, C4