B&M STREET BANDIT SHIFTER User Manual
Installation Instructions
Street Bandit Shifter
Part Number 80797
(see www.bmracing.com for the latest technical product information)
©2006, 2000 by B&M Racing and Performance Products
The B&M Street Bandit Shifter is a
gate pattern type shifter mechanism. It
is available as a rear exit cable model
only and it is designed for most three
and four speed transmissions with
standard pattern valve bodies. The B&M
Street Bandit Shifter features a neutral
safety switch and a reverse light switch
as required for all street vehicles.
Please read the instructions and review
the illustrations thoroughly before
beginning the installation.
IMPORTANT: You must first install
the shifter cable onto the shifter before
positioning the shifter in your vehicle.
This is to insure that you allow for
proper clearance at rear of shifter before you permanently mount the shifter
body into the vehicle. Mounting the
shifter first without the cable attached
can cause possible interference from
interior components. Poor cable routing and cable binding will result in poor
shifter operation or cable damage.
plate. Do not remove black gate plate
(See Photo #1).
IMPORTANT: The three speed gate
plate is assembled on the shifter mechanism by the B&M assembly technicians. If your transmission is a GM four
speed, now is a good time to install the
four speed gate plate. Please refer to
page 8 for gate plate change instructions.
STEP 2. Fully extend the stamped
shift pattern
gate plate
loop end of the shifter cable and insert
it 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 & accurately in the
locating groove in the pin (See Photo
#2).
STEP 3. Push the cable anchor tab
shifter cover
INSTALLING THE SHIFTER CABLE
STEP 1. Pull the shifter stick all the
way back to the Low gear position.
Remove the five countersunk screws
from the shifter cover and remove the
cover. Locate the cable attachment pin
at rear of shifter stick. The pin is visible
just under the black shift pattern gate
Printed in U.S.A.
cable attachment pin
Photo #1
9500708-01
flush to the rear of the shifter body.
Align the 17/64" cable flange hole with
the 9/32" hole in the shifter body. Be
sure to use the hole directly above the
large cable access hole. Install the
supplied 1/4" bolt from the outside of
the shifter body through 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
#3).
STEP 4. Temporarily reinstall the side
cover with the center screw only. This
is to insure that the gate plate and the
mechanism does not move from the
inside of the shifter body. You are now
ready to locate your B&M Street Ban-
dit Shifter in your vehicle.
large access hole
stamped loop cable end
cable attachment pin groove
e-clip
INSTALLING THE B&M STREET
BANDIT SHIFTER INTO YOUR
VEHICLE
STEP 5. 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 STREET BAN-
DIT SHIFTER). The two slotted holes
at the bottom of the shifter body are
designed for mounting tabs access
from the supplied mounting bracket.
The bracket tabs should slip up inside
the slotted holes.
Be sure when choosing your shifter
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.
STEP 6. The B&M Street Bandit
Shifter is designed to bring the cable
to the transmission from the back of
the transmission (See Figure #1).
Install the mounting bracket in the
vehicle (mounting holes of the bracket
should be hidden underneath the shifter
when in place) and tighten the bolts.
(Figure #2 shows the dimension for
Photo #2
nut
Photo #3
the mounting bracket holes).
STEP 7. Carefully remove the single
screw that is temporarily holding the
cover in place. With the mounting bracket
installed in the vehicle, slip the shifter
body over the top of the tabs. Make sure
that your tabs do not interfere with any of
the internal mechanism components.
STEP 8. Install the supplied 5/16" x 3/4"
countersunk bolts through the countersunk mounting holes from the outside of
the shifter body and through the holes in
washer
bolt
cable anchor tab
the mounting bracket tabs. From
inside of the shifter body, place the
supplied 5/16" nyloc nuts onto the
bolts and tighten. This will clamp the
mounting bracket tabs to the shifter
body. Be sure not to move the internal shifter mechanism or the gate
plate while the cover is off.
STEP 9. Reinstall the side cover
with all five screws and tighten. Once
the cover is installed check to make
sure that the shifter operates
2
smoothly with no binding. If the shifter
seems to bind check to make sure that
the spring loaded detent lever did not
get pulled out from inside the mechanism.
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 both switch detents away from
the actuators. If they are aligned
improperly you can easily break
the switches. Apply light 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 Figure #3 & Photo #4).
INSTALLING THE TRANSMISSION
LEVER, BRACKET, NEUTRAL
SAFETY SWITCH & REVERSE
LIGHT SWITCH WIRES
DO NOT bind or kink
the shifter cable as it
exits the rear of the
shifter body
large wide loops provide freer
shifting and longer cable life
Figure #1
GM Vehicles: go to Step 10
Ford Vehicles: go to Step 18
Chrysler Vehicles: go to Step 28
GENERAL MOTORS
STEP 10. If you have not already done
so, remove the stock selector lever nut
and the selector lever from the transmission. Discard the stock lever and
the stock shifter linkage. Install B&M's
GM selector lever in position using the
stock selector lever nut (See Photo
#5). Torque nut to 23 lb.ft. The lever
should move smoothly from front to
rear with a positive click in each gear
position.
STEP 11. Remove the two transmission oil pan bolts from the middle of the
left side of the oil pan. Install the cable
bracket in position (See Photo #5).
The bracket must be installed with two
spacers between the pan and the
bracket (See Figure #4). (If your trans-
mission is equipped with a cast aluminum oil pan, these spacers should be
omitted however the cable bracket may
have to be modified). Install the two
supplied 5/16-18 x 1.00" bolts and
Figure #2
detent plate in Low gear positon
spring loaded
detent lever
switch actuators
Figure #3
3
Loading...