ProFlow PFETCS5100 User manual

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INSTALLATION MANUAL
Ford C4 & C6 Kickdown Kits
PFETCS5100/PFETCS6048
WARNING: PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING. PROFLOW WILL NOT BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF THIS
PRODUCT. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A QUALIFIED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN PERFORMS THIS
INSTALLATION.
BEFORE BEGINNING THE INSTALLATION, DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE AND USE
WHEEL CHOCKS TO BLOCK THE VEHICLES WHEELS.
TYPICAL INSTALLATION
Refer to Figures 1, 2, and 3 for component names.
Figure 1: Throttle End
Figure 2: Transmission End, C4 Figure 3: Transmission End, C6
Included Items
QTY
PFETCS5100 or PFETCS6048 Kickdown Kit
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#8-32 x 1/2"
Button Head Bolt
with Nylock Nut
Kickdown Mounting
Bracket
Ferrule (DO NOT REMOVE
if the cable housing is
braided stainless steel!)
Cable
Housing
Kickdown
Cable
Adjuster
Adjuster Nuts
Inner Wire
Kickdown Throttle
Body Fitting
Cable End
Stop
Kickdown
Lever
Trans Cable
Bracket
Inner Wire
Cable
Housing
Kickdown
Lever
5/16"-18 x 1"
Button Head Bolt
and Nylock Nut
Trans Cable
Bracket
Inner Wire
Cable
Housing

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1. Remove the cable end stop, kickdown throttle body fitting, and kickdown cable
adjuster from the new kickdown cable. Leave the kickdown mounting bracket on
the kickdown cable adjuster. Remove the inner wire from the cable housing, and
remove the kickdown lever from the inner wire.
2. Install the kickdown lever onto the transmission, with the cable hole towards the
transmission as shown in Fig. 4 for C4 and Fig. 5 for C6.
Figure 4: C4 Transmission Figure 5: C6 Transmission
3. Install the trans cable bracket and the cable housing onto the transmission as
shown in Fig. 4 for C4 and Fig. 5 for C6. C4 uses an existing transmission bolt. The
C6 kit includes a 5/16"-18 x 1" button head bolt and locknut for the trans cable
bracket. NOTE: On the C6 transmission, the cable mounting bracket goes
underneath the casting lug on the side of the transmission.
4. If the throttle cable has already been installed, disconnect the throttle cable from
the throttle arm. If the engine already has a Proflow Cable Bracket (not included)
installed, remove the throttle cable adjuster. Leave the Cable Bracket in place. If
the engine does not have a Proflow PFETCS6055 Cable Bracket already installed,
install one now, following the installation instructions that were provided with
Cable Bracket.
5. The kickdown mounting bracket mounts onto the back side of the Proflow Cable
Bracket. The throttle cable adjuster will pass through the top hole in both the new
kickdown mounting bracket AND the Cable Bracket. Position the kickdown
mounting bracket behind the Cable 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.
Attach the kickdown mounting bracket to the Cable Bracket using the supplied #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
Kickdown
Lever
Shift Arm Assembly
(not included)
Trans Cable
Bracket
Inner Wire
Cable
Housing
Shift Arm
Assembly
(not included)
Kickdown
Lever
Inner Wire
5/16"-18 x 1"
Button Head Bolt
and Nylock Nut
Trans Cable
Bracket
Casting
Lug
Cable
Housing

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centered in the Cable Bracket. Install the front adjuster nut. Tighten the throttle
cable adjuster nuts, the button head bolt and nut, and the kickdown cable adjuster
nuts. Fig. 6
Figure 6: Carburetted Cable Bracket (not included) shown, others are similar
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 ferrule down the housing towards the transmission, away
from the end that is being cut. Fig. 7 DO NOT remove the ferrule from the braided
stainless steel housing!
Figure 7
Measure the distance between the kickdown cable adjuster and the trans cable
bracket. Add 1" to the measurement and cut the cable housing to that length.
If the kickdown cable has the braided stainless steel housing, wrap tape around
the area to be cut and use a cutoff wheel or fine-toothed hacksaw.
The tear drop (not included, comes with the Proflow Cable Bracket) will be attached
to the 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
throttle arm as shown in Fig. 8. Hook the springs to the tear drop and tighten the
nylock nut on the hex carb fitting. Then, back the nylock nut off just enough so that
the tear drop can pivot freely.
7. Pass the inner wire through the hole in the kickdown lever on the transmission.
Thread it up through the cable housing to the throttle arm.
Cable Bracket
(not included)
Adjuster Nuts
(not included)
Throttle Cable Adjuster
(not included)
Kickdown Mounting
Bracket
#8-32 x 1/2"
Button Head Bolt
with Nylock Nut
Adjuster Nuts
Kickdown Cable
Adjuster
With the braided stainless steel Cable Housing, slide the Ferrule down the Housing past the cut line before
cutting the Housing.
Inner Wire removed
before cutting the
Cable Housing
Cut Line
Ferrule slid past the cut line
Transmission

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8. Install and adjust the throttle cable (not included). Before connecting the kickdown
inner wire to the throttle arm, make sure that the throttle cable is properly adjusted.
Verify that the throttle is wide open while you have a helper hold the accelerator
pedal to the floor. Once you are sure that the throttle cable is adjusted correctly,
slide the kickdown throttle body fitting onto the kickdown cable inner wire, and
connect the kickdown throttle body fitting to the hex carb fitting.
9. This step will also be much easier with a helper. 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. Release the throttle.
When the kickdown cable is properly adjusted you should be able to open the
throttle to the wide open position without interference from the kickdown cable;
and with the throttle wide open, you should not have any slack in the kickdown
cable.
Double check to be sure that all throttle and kickdown linkages operate freely
without binding. Then, test drive. Once the kickdown cable is correctly adjusted
and operating properly you can cut off the excess inner wire, leaving about 1/2"
extending beyond thecable end stop to allow for future adjustment if needed.
Final installation should look like Fig. 4 or 5 and Fig. 8.
Figure 8
Throttle Arm
Hex Carb
Fitting
Cable End Stop
Kickdown Throttle
Body Fitting
Kickdown Kit shown installed with Proflow Throttle Cable
(not included) and Proflow Cable Bracket (not included).
Kickdown Cable
Housing
Tear Drop
Carb End
Carburettor
Base
Cable
Bracket
Cable
Adjuster
Ferrule
Kickdown
Mounting Bracket
Throttle
Cable
Housing
PROFLOW LIMITED WARRANTY
This product is warranted to be free from defects in materials and
workmanship for a period of one year from the original date of purchase.
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