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 AND ADJUST PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH
a. Install the park/neutral position switch to the manual valve shaft with the 2 bolts.
b. Install a new lock plate and nut.
Torque: 6.9 Nm (70 kgf-cm, 61 inch lbs.)
c. Bend the claws on the lock plate to stake the nut.
d. Temporarily install the manual valve lever shaft.
e. Adjust the neutral start switch. Refer to Steering and Suspension.
f. Install the control shaft lever with the nut.
Torque: 12.7 Nm (130 kgf-cm, 9 ft. lbs.)
g. Connect the control cable with the nut.
5. CONNECT PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH CONNECTOR
6. INSTALL NO.2 ENGINE UNDER COVER
7. CHECK NEUTRAL START 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