Sled system for mounting parking brake and shift assemblies
A sled system for mounting a parking brake hand lever assembly and a gear shift assembly to a vehicle floor pan, the sled system having a predetermined configuration to mount on a vehicle floor pan.
1. A sled for mounting a shift assembly to a vehicle comprising:
a first surface;
a second surface formed on an opposite side of the sled from said first surface and opposing a floor pan of the vehicle;
a first aperture receiving a gear shift assembly including a first operating cable, said first operating cable extending between said second surface and said floor pan and attached to a shift lever operating cable of the vehicle;
a second aperture receiving a transfer case shift assembly including a second operating cable, said second operating cable extending between said second surface and said floor pan and attached to a transfer case operating cable of the vehicle; and
a third aperture receiving a brake lever assembly including a third operating cable, said third operating cable extending between said second surface and said floor pan and attached to a brake lever operating cable of the vehicle.
2. The sled according to claim 1 , wherein said gear shift assembly is an automatic transmission gear shift assembly.
3. The sled according to claim 1 , wherein said gear shift assembly is a manual transmission gear shift assembly.
4. The sled according to claim 1 , further comprising a console mounting bracket mounted to said first surface of the sled.
5. The sled according to claim 4 , further comprising a console member mounted to said console mounting bracket.
6. The sled according to claim 1 , further comprising an instrument panel mounting bracket mounted to said first surface of the sled.
7. The sled according to claim 1 , wherein said sled system is assembled as a module.
8. The sled according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of fasteners that fix the gear shift assembly, transfer case shift assembly, and brake lever assembly to the sled.
9. The sled according to claim 8 , wherein each of said gear shift assembly, said transfer case shift assembly, and said brake lever assembly include a flange for receiving said fasteners.
10. The sled according to claim 1 , further comprising mounting holes utilized to mount the sled to said floor pan.
11. A method comprising:
mounting a gear shift assembly to a sled;
mounting a transfer case shift assembly to said sled;
mounting a brake lever assembly to said sled;
attaching a first operating cable of said gear shift assembly to a gear shift operating cable of a vehicle between said sled and a floor pan of said vehicle;
attaching a second operating cable of said transfer case shift assembly to a second operating cable of said vehicle between said sled and said floor pan;
attaching a third operating cable of said brake lever assembly to a third operating cable of said vehicle between said sled and said floor pan; and mounting said sled to said floor plan.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein said mounting said gear shift assembly includes engaging fasteners with a flange of said gear shift assembly and said sled.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein said mounting said gear shift assembly includes positioning said gear shift assembly within a first aperture of said sled.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein said mounting said transfer case assembly includes engaging fasteners with a flange of said transfer case assembly and said sled.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein said mounting said transfer case assembly includes positioning said transfer case assembly within a second aperture of said sled.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein said mounting said brake lever assembly includes engaging fasteners with a flange of said brake lever assembly and said sled.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein said mounting said brake lever assembly includes positioning said brake lever assembly within a third aperture of said sled.