Lokar Chrysler 727, 904, and 518 Hi-Tech Kickdown Kit - Manual

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General Installation Notes:
Please read instructions completely before beginning installation. If you
have any questions please call.
Before starting installation, scotch vehicle tires to avoid accidental move-
ment of the vehicle. Do not attempt to install this product while the engine
is running. Disconnect negative battery cable before beginning installation.
Make sure the engine, transmission, body and frame are properly grounded.
We recommend applying anti-seize lubricant to all aluminum threads before
final assembly.
NOTE: This Lokar Kickdown Kit is designed to be installed with a Lokar
Carburetor Bracket and Springs, part # SRK-4000. The Lokar Kickdown Cable
is designed to be cut-to-fit.
Refer to Figs. 1 and 2 for the component names.
Step 1: Remove the cable end stop, kickdown throttle body fitting, and kick-
down cable adjuster from the new Lokar kickdown cable. Leave the
kickdown mounting bracket on the kickdown cable adjuster. Remove
the inner wire from the cable housing, and remove the transmission
cable end assembly from the inner wire.
Step 2: Remove the lower left tail housing bolt from the transmission. Install
the trans cable bracket and the cable housing onto the tail housing
bolt, and reinstall onto the transmission as shown in
Fig. 3
Step 3: Install the transmission cable end assembly onto the factory kickdown
lever on the transmission, with the flat washer on top and the 1/4"-28
Nylock jam nut underneath.
Fig. 4
Step 4: If the throttle cable has already been installed, disconnect the throttle
cable from the carburetor. If the engine already has a Lokar Carburetor
Bracket installed, remove the throttle cable adjuster. Leave the carbu-
retor bracket in place. If the engine does not have a Lokar Carburetor
Bracket already installed, install one now, following the installation
instructions that were provided with the Lokar Carburetor Bracket.
Step 5: The kickdown mounting bracket mounts onto the back side of the
Lokar carburetor bracket. The throttle cable adjuster will pass through
the top hole in both the new kickdown mounting bracket
AND the
carburetor bracket. Position the kickdown mounting bracket behind the
carburetor bracket so that the 5/16" diameter holes at the top of both
brackets are aligned, the small 3/16" diameter holes near the center of
the two brackets are aligned, and the kickdown cable adjuster is offset
towards the left side of the vehicle.
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Chrysler 727, 904, and 518 Hi-Tech Kickdown Kit
Installation Instructions
INS0046 Rev. 03/15/13 Page 1 © 2013 Lokar, Inc.
Chrysler 727, 904, and 518 Hi-Tech Kickdown Kit
Installation Instructions
Step 5: (Continued) Attach the kickdown mounting
bracket to the carburetor bracket using the sup-
plied #8-32 x 1/2" button head bolt and nylock
nut through the small 3/16" diameter center
holes in both brackets, but do not tighten yet.
Insert the throttle cable adjuster (with the rear
nut still installed) from the rear through the top
holes in both brackets. Position it so that the
threaded part of the throttle cable adjuster is
approximately centered in the carburetor bracket.
Reinstall the front adjuster nut.
Tighten the throttle cable adjuster nuts, the but-
ton head bolt and nut, and the kickdown cable
adjuster nuts.
Fig. 5
Step 6: Route the cable housing up to the kickdown
cable adjuster. Make sure that the inner wire
is removed from the cable housing. If the cable
housing is braided stainless steel, slide the fer-
rule down the housing towards the transmission,
away from the end that is being cut.
DO NOT
remove the ferrule from the braided stainless
steel housing! If the cable housing is black uni-
versal, remove the ferrule.
Measure the distance between the kickdown
cable adjuster and the trans cable bracket. Add
1" to the measurement and cut the cable hous-
ing to that length.
If the kickdown cable has the braided stainless
steel housing, wrap tape around the area to
be cut and use an abrasive cutoff saw or fine-
toothed hacksaw. If the kickdown cable has a
black universal housing, cut the cable housing
with heavy duty 8" diagonal cutting pliers or
a hacksaw. Lokar recommends Klein brand
Diagonal Cutting Pliers, # D2000-28 available
at The Home Depot or through W. W. Graingers,
Part # 4A838.
After cutting the cable housing, put the ferrule
back in place at the end of the cable housing.
Insert the cable housing and ferrule into the
kickdown cable adjuster
Step 7: The tear drop will be attached to the carburetor
throttle arm by the hex carb fitting. Separate the
hex carb fitting from the kickdown throttle body
fitting. Install the hex carb fitting and the tear
drop onto the carburetor throttle arm as shown
in Fig. 6. Hook the springs to the tear drop and
tighten the hex carb fitting.
#8-32 x 1/2" Button Head
Bolt with Nylock Nut
Kickdown
Mounting
Bracket
Cable End
Stop
Kickdown Throttle
Body Fitting
Transmission Cable
End Assembly
1/4"-28 Nylock Jam
Nut and Flat Washer
Cable
Housing
Inner
Wire
Trans Cable
Bracket
Inner
Wire
Adjuster
Nuts
Kickdown
Cable Adjuster
Cable
Housing
Hex Carb
Fitting
Ferrule
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Carburetor End
Transmission End