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How To Adjust Neutral Safety Switch. How to Bypass neutral safety switch is easy. Move the neutral safety switch toward the Park or Neutral position. AAWs Craig Darpino offers tech tips on common calls involving the Nuetral Safety Switch. Too far the other way and it binds the internal shift mechanism.
To adjust the neutral safety switch place the transmission into neutral block the tires there is a notch or and indent marker on the housing of the neutral safety switch that should be lined up with a line on the face of the collar that is around the shifter detent shaft and if they are not in alignment then loosen the two bolts that secure the neutral safety switch and then turn the neutral safety switch until they are aligned and then tighten the securing bolts to the neutral safety. It is a lot simpler than you might think. That switch can be a super sensitive byatch to adjust. Ask a friend to hold the ignition key down to the Start position and release it when the engine starts to turn. Check the new switch by turning on the engine while setting the transmission in park neutral gear and reverse. When removing the harness you could damage the switch itself.
The procedure is on page 7-31 of the 66 shop manual.
517-424-7293 S INCE 1986. The other two tabs are for back-up lights. Too far the other way and it binds the internal shift mechanism. The procedure is on page 7-31 of the 66 shop manual. Adjusting the Switch by Aligning the Marks Refer to the above schematic. When the engine starts turning on hold the safety switch in that position and tighten the bolts.