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My last post was a mess, let me do one post at a time. I believe my neutral safety switch may be busted if one of you has the time could you be kind enough to take a pic of your neutral safety switch in different gears. For example, a pic of it when in neutral, park, and drive? I would like to compare it to mine before I try to adjust it or replace it.
1st off we are talking about your 1975 and it is an automatic trans correct?
2nd have you verified the location of the NSS (neutral safety switch) as being under the dash and on top of the steering column, yes?
In the 1st pic the steering column is missing the metal tab coming out of the steering column that moves the spring loaded pin when the gear is changed. So the position of the spring loaded button is in D,L1,L2 and the truck will not start. I bet that is why they cut the wires, but the truck will still not start unless 2 of the 4 wires are connected. The metal tab is snap locked on the the steering column inner shaft.
Now you can see the tab (coming out the steering column tube), when in Park the metal tab is full left, as you move to Reverse the tab moves right one position, (and turns on the reverse lights), N right again, D right again.....
Best I have. I once accidently broke the snap on tab, but before new one got here I wired a bypass pair of leads to a toggle switch under the dash, I keep it off though.
The hole if using a pin: If the tab is present, once adjusted correct to any position, be it 1, 2, 3, N, R, then it's gonna be right in the others. I've never used the pin in the hole myself, loosen two bolts so youi can slide the switch left to right on the column, put truck in 1 first, then set the switch to the neutral position by manually moving the post on the switch to your left to where the locking pin can be inserted, then with gear selector lever moved to neutral, you gently slide the switch to your right until the post touches the tang, snug the bolts, remove the locking pin from switch before throwing truck in park. With your locking pin in the hole, the switch may not* be free to move so think before shifting the lever. The pin inserts on the back side or "mounting bolt" side of the switch. You can use a paper clip or drill rod or even a small Allen wrench or other fitting size rod for the pin, you can even remove the NSS from the column long enough to turn it around to see the hole and set pin in place ... just keep gear lever below reverse as long as the pin is in place. Truck park brake set or wheels chocked.
* Note added here ... I forget if locking pin blocks switch from any movement ... or ... if it just holds it against the spring in neutral, but it may remain be free to go up through R and into Park ... ?
Looks like a fair video, shows some good angles too:
Thank you guys so much. I laughed pretty hard at the bare feet comment, I had watched that before and really tried not to look at them. My apologies for forgetting to post truck info. Yes, 75 f150 AT with 460 2wd. I thought my truck info is at the bottom of my posts. Will have to figure that out later... Thank you for the videos and taking time to post pics. I was worried since my switch didn't go all the way left. I think it may be okay comparing it to what y'all have posted. My shifter is gummy, and sometimes loose as well, if I can post a video I will. On top of that the orange pointer that indicates what gear I am in is non existent. So after getting the truck running it just stopped the next evening when I tried to start it again. I noticed the broken resistance wire, rigged it back together and sat in the truck trying to shift in different gears and turning the key over. Once I hit a certain gear (I couldn't tell because it seems like they skip and the top and bottom (P and 1) kind of go up and down further than I think they are supposed to, then settle... basically I was just unsure of my gears and my truck is on blocks so it was hard to test where neutral was.) the truck turned over, making me think the neutral safety switch. I wanted to see how a normal one was... it really blows my mind how simple some the mechanical mechanisms in this truck really are.
On another note, I had taken the steering wheel off to see what all I needed to replace to get the indicator working and I blew the column out with an air compressor as best as I could and it seems to be shifting better.... or that may be in my head... anyways here are pics of my switch in the gears I think they are in..
Maybe it needs minor adjustment since neutral is so far over and not making a connection? park reverse neutral drive 2 1
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I forget if locking pin blocks switch from any movement ... or ... if it just holds it against the spring in neutral, but it may remain be free to go up through R and into Park ... ? 
