What is an AOD TV cable?
The throttle valve cable, or TV Cable is basically the data cable for your AOD equipped Fox Mustang. It controls the transmission line pressure which determines the shift points & shift firmness. Make sure your TV Cable & bushing are on the up & up before you lose an AOD transmission! …
How do I adjust my Lokar cable?
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.
What does a throttle cable bracket do?
This throttle cable bracket mounts to the rear of dual carburetors and is used to mount throttle cable and kickdown assemblies.
How does a Ford AOD transmission work?
The AOD has the neutral safety switch mounted above the valve body on the driver’s side of the transmission and the speedometer drive cable is attached to the vehicle speed sensor on the driver’s side as well. This transmission uses a throttle valve linkage or cable assembly to regulate the shifts.
How is Lokar throttle cable measured?
Measure the distance between the throttle cable adjuster and the firewall fitting. Add 2″ to the measurement and mark the cable housing at that length. NOTE: The cable housing must not be straight between the throttle cable adjuster and the firewall.
Where is the TV port on an AOD transmission?
Using A Pressure Guage to Set It Up You will need to install your gauge into the TV test port on the transmission. The port is eight inch pipe thread, and is located on the passenger side of the transmission. Toward the back of the transmission, above the pan rail you will find two 7/16” headed pipe plugs side by side.
How much HP can a AOD handle?
Because of this odd power flow, Lentech’s Len Bertrand tells us a stock AOD can handle 450 hp, at best, and will always be hard on 3/OD clutch packs.
Who is Lokar Performance Products?
Debbie recognized his desire to make these better quality products and in 1988 she helped Skip transition the business from a machinery service company to a manufacturer of quality products, Lokar Street Rod Parts. Eventually, the company became known as Lokar Performance Products to better represent the breadth of products offered.
What makes the Lokar car show so special?
Hot rods and cool rides are the climate for the Lokar Car Show, where some of the most eye-catching custom vehicles in the country step into the limelight. From coast to coast, both foreign and domestic models are highlighted with the owners telling the unique stories of the creation of their machines.
How did Lokar get its name?
Not long after, Skip went into business for himself and started Lokar as a machinery repair business (a trade he learned working with his father). The name, Lokar, easily associable to his desire to lower every vehicle as low as he could was an idea given to him by Debbie.
Where is the Lokar adjuster tool?
In the photo above you can see the Lokar adjuster tool that comes with the kit on the cable between the snap connector and the stop adjuster. Strange fact, the allen wrench sent in the Lokar cable kit did not actually fit the set screw in the stop adjuster.
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