Transmission Position Sensor/Switch: Service and Repair
ON-VEHICLE REPAIR1. REMOVE NO.2 ENGINE UNDER COVER
2. DISCONNECT PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH CONNECTOR
3. REMOVE PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH
a. Remove the nut and disconnect the shift control cable.
b. Remove the nut and shift control lever.
c. Using a screwdriver, pry off the lock plate.
d. Remove the nut and lock plate.
e. Remove the 2 bolts and pull out the park/neutral position switch.
4. INSTALL PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH
a. Temporarily install the park/neutral position switch with the 2 bolts.
b. Install a new lock plate and tighten the nut.
Torque: 6.9 Nm (70 kgf-cm, 61 inch lbs.)
c. Stake the nut with the lock plate.
d. Adjust the park/neutral position switch.
HINT: Align the groove and park/neutral basic line.
e. Tighten the 2 bolts.
Torque: 5.4 Nm (55 kgf-cm, 48 inch lbs.)
f. Install the shift control lever with the nut.
g. Connect the control cable with the nut.
Torque: 13 Nm (135 kgf-cm, 10 ft. lbs.)
5. CONNECT PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH CONNECTOR
6. INSTALL NO.2 ENGINE UNDER COVER
7. CHECK PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH OPERATION
Check that the engine can be started with the shift lever only in N or P position, but not in other positions.
If not as started above, carry out the adjustment procedure.
8. TEST DRIVE VEHICLE