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Old 11-09-2020, 11:37 PM   #1
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Default Pictures and description of connecting shifter to transmission - F/M rod

I can’t seem to find any clear pictures or instructions for connecting the shifter to transmission rod for Fordomatic. For starters, does the pin on the end of the rod go through the hole in the direction of the arrow or through the hole toward the arrowhead?
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Old 11-10-2020, 06:50 AM   #2
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Here you go -
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Old 11-10-2020, 08:39 AM   #3
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Default Re: Pictures and description of connecting shifter to transmission - F/M rod

without crawling under to verify which way I doubt it can go any way but one.from out in
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Old 11-10-2020, 06:13 PM   #4
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Default Re: Pictures and description of connecting shifter to transmission - F/M rod

Thanks. That’s the best picture I’ve seen. The good news is I put the rod in correctly on the transmission lever. The bad news is it appears to be too long and it was so tight to get it in (I had to force it in between the lever and footwell, so now doubt I can get it back out. If I can find room to hammer a dent in the footwell, I might be able to get it out.

I think the previous owner changed the length to fit a non-T-bird transmission. I now have a transmission from a 1956 T-bird.

One other question. When looking straight at the levers, what is the orientation of the different gear positions? From left to right, Low - 2 - Drive - Neutral - Reverse - Park?
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Old 11-10-2020, 07:28 PM   #5
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. . . One other question. When looking straight at the levers, what is the orientation of the different gear positions? From left to right, Low - 2 - Drive - Neutral - Reverse - Park?
When looking at the drivers side of the transmission the left position of the shift lever on the trans is Lo and the right position is Park. The short rod inside the floor shifter mechanism that the shift lever pivots on reverses the motion of the transmission linkage rod in relation to the top ball of the shifter.

There is no " 2 " position on the shifter for a '55/'57 T-Bird automatic transmission, P R N Df Lo only.
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Old 11-10-2020, 08:43 PM   #6
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The shifter to trans rod is reproduced . It's in the CASCO catalog #7326
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