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TV / kickdown cable picture

I was changing the passenger side valve cover gasket today and accidentally popped off the TV / kickdown cable off the AOD Cougar (luckily I found the hairpin again). Could I get a picture of how this thing attaches back to the lever? It seemed pretty intuitive at the time, but I'd like to double check - it still seems this thing could pop off pretty easily?

Also, now that the cable came off, is there anything else I need to check before driving around again?
1984 Cougar Convertible
1988 Cougar XR-7

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Reply #1 –
It just comes up from below, the little "stub" goes through the hole.
Most of us have a self-destructing rubbery grommet that the stub just snaps into. If you have a hairpin, was the grommet replaced with something else (like the brass bushing kit), or is the hairpin just for extra safety?

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Hey, that "everything not" pic looks really familiar. Hmmmmm...... :giggle:
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Andrew, you have the replacement bushing set on your throttle body. That came from Ford and consists of a brass bushing and the hairpin. That bushing should be on the post sticking up from the kickdown cable, or in the hole on the throttle body lever (sometimes it gets jammed in there). Either way, push the cable up through and clip on the hairpin on the topside (you'll see the groove in the cable). That's all there is to it. If you lost the bushing then you'll have to find something to replace it, or get another kit. The AOD doesn't like running without a bushing.

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E0AZ-7F330-A  plastic bushing 
F3SZ-7H303-B brass bushing & pin kit

if it helps

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Thanks for the quick replies! I don't want to have another transmission rebuild nightmare again  :mad:

Sounds like I have it in there correctly, but it still makes me nervous. I just wanted to make 100% sure to avoid having the transmission take a dump again. It seems like this hairpin clip holding the grommet in there is pretty weak - like hitting a large pothole or something could dislodge it. I'll snap a picture of it tomorrow.

Yes, I am incredibly paranoid.  :grinno:
1984 Cougar Convertible
1988 Cougar XR-7

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Ok, here's how it looks as of now (sorry about the smog vacuum wiring getting in the way).

It just seems like the plastic part could pop down off the pin way too easily.  :dunno:
1984 Cougar Convertible
1988 Cougar XR-7

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My grand marquis has rocked 211k that way without fail.

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That's absolutely correct, Andrew...looks fine. If you pull down on the cable end you should find that it's pretty difficult to pop the pin off. Now if you're adventurous, you can drill a hole in that plastic part and put a cotter pin through it. That would be ultimate piece of mind. However, take into consideration that the same setup on your car is what's on my convertible. That should tell you something right thar. ;)

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Hot. Thanks for the peace of mind guys.  :bowdown:  Potholes, here I come!  :dunce:
1984 Cougar Convertible
1988 Cougar XR-7

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Reply #10 –
Sorry guys for bringing back an old thread but could some one on here get ahold of this part? No one in my town has it and no one can get it. Once again sorry.

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Surprisingly, the dealer usually has one.  That's where I got mine when I needed it.

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I went to the dealer and they said that they couldn't even find it in there data base?

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I quote myself... ;)
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The new bushing is roughly $2 at any Ford dealer and should be in stock since this is a common occurence (p/n F3SZ-7H303-B)

There ya go.