B&M hammer
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From: Ft Lupton, CO
B&M hammer What is the proper way to adjust the cable. I put the trans in neutral and the shifter in neutral then hooked up the cable and took the slack out. But, the shifter is real hard to get from park into gear. Im really kind of pissed because I spent all day trying to get my car done for the track tomorrrow and it doesnt look like its going to happen. Does anyone have experiance in this shifter. Its for a rmvb th350.
This is taken from the B&M website. It is for the hammer shifter. 
STEP 13.
STEP 13.
Move the transmission selector lever by hand to full rear position (LOW). Operate the shifter lever to the low gear position (ratcheted all the way back). Adjust the large nuts on the cable so that the swivel will slide into the front hole on the selector lever. Tighten the large nuts completely. Be sure that the swivel will slide freely in and out of the hole in the selector lever. Note: The shifter will not operate correctly unless the front hole in the shift lever is used. Leave the swivel out of the hole and move the selector lever to PARK, all the way forward. Also move the shifter to PARK position (all the way forward). Reinsert the swivel into the front hole in the selector lever. Check to see that the swivel will slide freely in and out of the front hole in the selector lever in this position. If it does not slip in freely, adjust the swivel slightly until it will slip into the hole in the lever. Move the shifter back to the low gear position and check that the swivel will still slide easily in and out of the front hole in the selector lever. (If you do not use the front hole in the lever, it will be impossible to correctly adjust the cable.) Operate shifter through all gear positions. Check to make sure swivel will slide in and out of the front selector lever hole in each gear position. The shift cable is now correctly adjusted. Install cotter key supplied with shifter into swivel and spread key ends. If you have a problem, DO NOT FORCE THE SHIFTER, this will damage the cable, the shifter or the transmission. Simply start at the beginning and carefully check all your steps.
