B&M CONSOLE HAMMER SHIFTER User Manual
Installation Instructions
Console Hammer Shifter
1994-2000 Ford Mustang
Part Number 81001
© B&M Racing & Performance Products LLC 2000
The B&M Mustang Console Ham-
mer shifter is a full ratchet shifter that
is designed to fit 1994 to 2000 Ford
Mustangs with AODE automatic transmissions. Unlike other Hammer
shifters, this shifter not only ratchets
between all of the forward gears but
also ratchets into Reverse and Park. It
has a lockout, controlled by the trigger, to keep from unintended shif ts into
Reverse or Park. It is designed to work
with the ignition interlock and the brake
interlock installed in these vehicles.
This shifter is designed to work with
the existing Ford shifter cable and the
existing neutral safety switch and
backup light switch.
Please read the instructions and
review the illustrations thoroughly before beginning the installation.
The mechanical components of this
shifter are precision made and assembled at our factory . Any modification or disassembly of these parts can
cause the shifter to malfunction and
will void the warranty. Y ou should disassemble only those items outlined in
the instructions.
IMPORT ANT: This shifter is designed
to work with the steering column lock
on your car. Be sure that it is connected to the shifter and properly adjusted, so that the steering column
only be locked and the key removed
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when the shifter is in Park and so that
the transmission cannot be shifted out
of Park unless the key is turned on.
Some Mustangs are also equipped
with a brake interlock that prevents the
shifter from being shifted out of Park
unless the brakes are applied. If your
vehicle is so equipped, this feature will
also work with the B&M Mustang Con-
sole Hammer shifter. Check to be
certain that the interlock operates cor-
panel
Photo #1
rectly with the existing shifter . If it does
not, it probably will not work with the
B&M Mustang Console Hammer
shifter . The interlock should allow you
to turn the key to the locked position
only when the shifter is in Park, and
will not allow you to shift out of Park
unless the key is turned out of the lock
position (and the brakes are applied if
your vehicle also has a brake interlock).
electrical
connectors
spring clips (two on
each side)
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The vehicle should be about 2 feet
off the ground for ease of installation.
Use jack stands, wheel ramps or a
vehicle lift. Make sure the vehicle is
firmly supported before attempting to
work on it.
INST ALLATION
STEP 1. Remove the console. First
place the shifter into the Neutral position then remove the panel around the
stock shifter by carefully prying up from
the spring clips. It is held in by four
spring clips. Disconnect the electrical
connectors (See Photo #1). Remove
the console compartment underneath
the arm rest. Remove the two screws
hidden under the rubber plugs and pry
up the console compartment (See
Photo #2). Remove the four mounting
screws (two at front of the console and
two under the console compartment)
and set them aside. Set the parking
brake lever to the upright position. Remove the console panel and disconnect the wiring harness connectors.
STEP 2. From under the car disconnect the shifter cable from the shifter .
The end of the cable snaps over a ball
fitting on the shifter lever . This can be
pried off with a screwdriver . The cable
housing is attached to the shifter
flange by two screws. On ‘99-’00 models, remove the plastic clip holding the
shifter cable. Move the cable end away
from the shifter so that it will not interfere with removing the shifter. Inside of
the car, disconnect the interlock cable
from the shifter . This is the 1/4” diameter black cable that goes from the
front of the shifter under the dash board
up to the steering column. Disconnect
the center wire from the plastic
bellcrank by carefully pulling up on it.
It will snap out. Be careful not to bend
the wire. The housing of the interlock
cable is attached to the front of the
shifter base plate with a screw and to
the end of the pivot pin for the interlock bell crank with a clip. Remove both
of these and disconnect the cable (See
Photo #3). Disconnect the electrical
connectors from the shifter.
STEP 3. Remove the stock shifter . It
is held in by four screws that go into
the nuts that are clipped over the edges
of the opening in the tunnel. If any of
the sealing gasket sticks to the tun-
console
compartment
Photo #2
clip
Photo #3
nel, remove it. Peel the paper facing
off of the supplied foam rubber gasket
and stick it to the bottom of the B&M
shifter being sure that the holes line
up. Be sure that the four nuts that are
clipped around the opening in the tunnel line up with the holes. Install the
shifter and screw it down with the original screws. You will have to work the
right hand edge of the shifter under the
edge of the carpet. (If the original
screws and nuts that hold the shifter
rubber plugs &
screws
plastic
bellcrank
center wire
interlock
housing
to the tunnel cannot be reused, replace
them with 5/16” X 1” bolts, nuts and
lock washers. Someone will have to
be under the car to hold the nuts while
they are tightened from the top). Screw
the jam nut and the T -handle onto the
end of the shifter stick to make it easier
to shift during the adjustment procedures. The jam nut is a round nut with
two flats on it. The chamfered side
goes down.
STEP 4. Before connecting the shifter
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