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Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #15 –
i have been assuming that the lever pointing forward is for the TV cable. maybe someone can chime in and confirm this for us.

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #16 –
If I read this thread correctly, you bought an AOD out of the Crown Vic which in 1985 used a rod for the TV  instead of a cable.

Your 88 5.0 Bird used a cable to actuate the TV.

I would think all you had to do was take the nut off of the TV lever and bolt the T-Bird lever onto the Crown Vic trans.

Of course you will have to adjust the TV cable linkage as per factory shop manual to prevent the trans from getting too little ( or too much) line pressure.
Alan Mackin--Semi Professional Ford der
83 T-Bird 460
83 T-Bird Heritage 5.0
84 T-Bird 5.0
86 T-Bird Turbo Coupe NHRA Stocker & Super Stocker
87 T-Bird Turbo Coupe
88 Bronco II Drag truck 302
95 Mustang GT auto
2004 F-350 CC Dually V-10

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #17 –
Quote from: 88turbo;286894
i have been assuming that the lever pointing forward is for the TV cable. maybe someone can chime in and confirm this for us.


In looking at the pic from the link above, yes the TV lever is the lever that is the furthermost away from the trans. The one closest to the trans is the gear selector.

That TV lever is only held on with a 12mm nut I believe.
Alan Mackin--Semi Professional Ford der
83 T-Bird 460
83 T-Bird Heritage 5.0
84 T-Bird 5.0
86 T-Bird Turbo Coupe NHRA Stocker & Super Stocker
87 T-Bird Turbo Coupe
88 Bronco II Drag truck 302
95 Mustang GT auto
2004 F-350 CC Dually V-10

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #18 –
Thanks!!!
1988 T-Bird Sport Coupe--5.0 HO, MAF swap, 1-5/8" shorties, BBK/Flowmaster exhaust, Explorer intake, 70mm Edelbrock TB, T5, B&M short throw, Centerforce clutch and PP, disc brake TC rear w/ 3.55's, TC front brakes, '98 Cobra springs, DIY SFC's, other misc .  14.05 @ 98mph with launching too low and shifting too high.

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #19 –
If i remember correctly the tailstocks come in 11 and 13 inch.  When i used a lincoln tranny it was the longer of the two.  All that needed done was taking a cutoff wheel and removing an inch and a half of the yoke/spline part.  It took about 5 minutes to shorten the drive shaft.  This was on an 84 and an 86.
84 TC 302 -5.0L/t5/7.5 locking rear and a 3.45 gear, Edelbrock Intake, Aluminum Heads, Edlebrock 65mm Throttlebody, Edlebrock Cam, 24lb injectors & MAS Air Sensor calibrated via chip,  BBK headers, Catback H pipe, Magnaflow lers :evilgrin:
:pics-stfu:

 Project Thread with pics
 

Got an AOD...no kickdown connection???

Reply #20 –
Aren't the 87 and down AODs more pr0ne to failure because they have so so lubrication to the rear of the trans? I thought I read some where that the 88 and up AODs were better in that department.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.