Neutral safety switch issue
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Neutral safety switch issue
Possibly another repeat question but I was having trouble with the neutral safety switch. I had work done on the transmission and when the garage put it back on I had to keep shifting it down into drive then back into park to get it to start. Then a gentleman gave me the diagram below and it fixed the problem. Well, until I put it in park on a slight grade and it drifted forward. Now it will start in neutral and D2. So apparently the safety switch moved again. Is the problem the safety switch or is there something else I should look at? BTW I’m no mechanic.
Neutral Safety and Back-Up Switch Adjustment <o></o>
1. With the manual linkage properly adjusted, loosen the two switch attaching bolts
2. Place the transmission manual lever in neutral. Rotate the switch and insert the gauge pin (#43 drill shank end) into the gauge pin holes of the switch. The gauge pin has to be inserted a full 31/64 inch into the 3 holes of the switch.
3. Tighten the 2 neutral start switch attaching bolts to 55-75 inch lbs. and remove the gauge pin from the switch.
4. Check the operation of the switch. The engine should only start in the neutral and park.
(This is the procedure straight out of the manual. I just use a finishing nail for the gauge, but if you have the number drill bit, great.) <o>
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Neutral Safety and Back-Up Switch Adjustment <o></o>
1. With the manual linkage properly adjusted, loosen the two switch attaching bolts
2. Place the transmission manual lever in neutral. Rotate the switch and insert the gauge pin (#43 drill shank end) into the gauge pin holes of the switch. The gauge pin has to be inserted a full 31/64 inch into the 3 holes of the switch.
3. Tighten the 2 neutral start switch attaching bolts to 55-75 inch lbs. and remove the gauge pin from the switch.
4. Check the operation of the switch. The engine should only start in the neutral and park.
(This is the procedure straight out of the manual. I just use a finishing nail for the gauge, but if you have the number drill bit, great.) <o>
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