Installation Instructions
Pro Bandit Shifter
Part Number 80793 & 80794
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The B&M Pro Bandit Shifter is a gate pattern type shifter mechanism. It is available in a rear exit cable model only and it is designed for Powerglide transmissions with standard or reverse pattern valve bodies. The B&M Pro Bandit Shifter features a positive reverse lockout mechanism and a neutral safety switch as required by NHRA and IHRA.
Pleasereadtheinstructionsandreview the illustrations thoroughly before beginning the installation.
IMPORTANT: You must first install the shifter cable and an air slave cylinder (such as B&M's #80883 KIT)or electric solenoid onto the shifter before positioning it in your vehicle. This is to insure that you allow for proper clearance at the rear of the shifter for these components before you permanently mount the shifter body into the vehicle. Mounting the shifter first without the cable and the air slave cylinder attached can cause possible interference from frame rails or other components. Poor cable routing and cable binding will result in poor shifter operation.
INSTALLING THE SHIFTER CABLE
STEP 1. Pull the shifter stick all the way back to the Low gear position, the
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position furthest from the red reverse lockout release lever. Remove the five countersunk screws from the B&M Pro Bandit Shifter cover (See Photo #1). STEP 2. Locate the cable attachment pin at the rear of the shifter stick. The pin is visible just under the black shift pattern gate plate. Do not remove the black gate plate (See Photo #2).
STEP 3. Fully extend the stamped loop end of the shifter cable #80834 (included in #80793 KIT), (See Photo #3).
STEP 4. Insert the extended stamped loop end of the cable through the largest access hole in the rear of the shifter body. Slip the stamped loop cable end over the cable attachment pin at the rear of the shifter stick and attach the supplied e-clip to the pin. Check to make sure you have the e-clip firmly and accurately in the locating groove in the pin (See Photo #4).
STEP 5. Push the cable anchor tab flush to the rear of the shifter body. Align the 17/64" cable flange hole with
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the 9/32" hole in the shifter body. Be sure to use the hole directly above the large cable access hole (See Photo #5). Install the 1/4" bolt from the outside of the shifter body through the cable mounting flange until the bolt sticks through to the inside of the shifter body. Place the supplied 1/4" washer over the exposed threads on the inside, then thread on the 1/4" nut and tighten (See Photo #5).
INSTALLING THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH WIRES
STEP 6. The smallest hole in the rear of the shifter body is 13/64", it will serve as the exit for the jacketed neutral safety switch wires. Since this switch is a breaker that keeps the starter from engaging until the switch is closed in Neutral or Park, the color of the wires is not critical. It is only being used to break the 12V wire from the starter switch to the small wire on the starter solenoid. If your wiring is different, follow the instructions that pertain to your specific wiring layout.
STEP 7. With needle nose pliers gently plug the connectors onto the neutral safety switch terminals. You will see that the wires are designed to fit the staggered terminals on the switch. Be careful not to force the connectors onto the switch terminals or you will damage the switch. These connectorsshouldslideontotheswitch terminals with light pressure (See Photo #6). Once the connectors are firmly in place, feed the loose end of the jacketed wires through the 13/64" hole at the rear of the shifter body from the inside to the outside. The wires are now ready to be integrated into your vehicle wiring harness.
INSTALLING THE B&M AIR SLAVE CYLINDER KIT (#80883)
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STEP 8. Screw the air slave cylinder into the mounting flange on the shifter body and tighten the cylinder against the flange. Install the jam nut onto the exposed threads of the cylinder and tighten the jam nut. Screw the black rubber bumper onto the slave cylinder shaft (use a drop of red LOCTITE ® on
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these threads), (See Photo #7). There are flats for a 1/4" wrench on the center shaft. These are so you can hold it while you tighten the rubber bumper with a small pair of pliers. Do not hold the center shaft anywhere else other than where the designated flats are. It will damage the shaft surface and will cause the cylinder to stick and possibly leak. With the shifter in the High gear position, extend the rubber bumper/shaft out of the cylinder by hand. There should be approximately .060"-.065" clearance between the end of the bumper and the
shifter stick. This clearance is critical to insure that when the air slave activates and shifts the shifter into the High gear it does not slam the stick into the stop on the gate plate. If you need to adjust this to obtain the proper clearance, loosen the jam nut and back the air slave cylinder out to the desired spacing and retighten the jam nut.
STEP 9. At this stage the shifter cable, the neutral safety switch and the air slave cylinder should be installed. Before you proceed with
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mocking up the B&M Pro Bandit Shifter in your vehicle, temporarily reinstall the side cover with the center screw only. This is to insure that the gate plate and the mechanism do not move from the inside of the shifter body when you are positioning it in your vehicle. You are now ready to locate your B&M Pro Bandit Shifter in your vehicle.
If for any reason the internal shifter mechanism becomes pulled off or away from the shifter body, make sure to check the spring loaded detent lever at the front of the mechanism. The best way to do this is to move the stick all the way back to the Low gear position. This will clear the neutral safety switch detents away from the actuator on the neutral safety switch. If they are aligned improperly you can easily break the switch. Apply light downward pressure to the black shift pattern gate plate while using needle nose pliers to rotate the spring loaded detent lever to the left. You will feel the detent locate itself back into position (See Photo #8).
INSTALLING THE B&M PRO BANDIT SHIFTER INTO YOUR VEHICLE
STEP 10. With the driver sitting in the vehicle, find the best location that allows the driver full range of motion to easily work the shifter through the entire shift pattern, Park to Low gear.
(Read the section on HOW TO OPERATE YOUR B&M PRO BANDIT
SHIFTER). The two slotted holes at the bottom of the shifter body are designed for mounting tabs access from the chassis. The chassis' tabs should slip up inside the slotted holes. Because the B&M Pro Bandit Shifter has flush mount hardware and bottom entry mounting, it is possible to tuck it inside the frame tubes and out of the driver'slegandarmareaswithoutworry of the mounting hardware rubbing the inside of the body panels. (Figure #3 shows the recommended tab dimensions along with a sample drawing of the standard chassis' tabs position).
Be sure when choosing your shifter
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mounting location you route the shifter cable where it can be easily looped through the vehicle without binding or kinking. Most importantly, it is critical not to crush, bind or kink the shifter cable as it exits the rear of the shifter body. Poor cable routing will result in improper shifter operation and potential cable damage.
STEP11. TheB&MProBanditShifter is designed to bring the cable to the transmission from the front of the transmission using the engine mid-plate as
the shifter cable bulk head anchor. The
#80323 quick disconnect cable extension (included in #80793KIT), will complete the shifter cable connection to the transmission’s selector lever. We recommend theB&M Powerglide Pro Lever#70465(includedin#80793KIT). If your transmission has a different selector lever, it must have the cable attachmentholeat2"fromthecenterline of the selector shaft. If your vehicle does not have a full engine mid-plate, then you will have to fabricate a strong cable anchor bracket to work in your
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