Transmission Position Sensor/Switch: Service and Repair
PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH ASSYREPLACEMENT
1. DISCONNECT CABLE FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
2. DISCONNECT PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH CONNECTOR
3. REMOVE PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH ASSY
a. Using a screwdriver, unstake the lock washer.
b. Remove the nut, lock washer and grommet.
c. Remove the bolt and park/neutral position switch.
4. INSTALL PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH ASSY
a. Install the park/neutral position switch onto the manual valve lever shaft and provisionally tighten the adjusting bolt.
b. Install the grommet, a new lock washer and the nut.
Torque: 6.9 Nm (70 kgf-cm, 61 inch lbs.)
c. Install the manual valve lever shaft onto the groove and turn it 2 notches counterclockwise to the neutral position.
d. Align the neutral basic line with the switch groove and tighten the adjusting bolt.
Torque: 13 Nm (130 kgf-cm, 9 ft. lbs.)
e. Bend the tabs of the lock washer.
HINT: Bend at least 2 of the lock washer tabs.
5. CONNECT PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH CONNECTOR
6. CONNECT CABLE TO NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
Torque: 3.9 Nm (40 kgf-cm, 35 inch lbs.)
7. INSPECT PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH ASSY
8. ADJUST PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH ASSY
9. ADJUST SHIFT LEVER POSITION
10. INSPECT SHIFT LEVER POSITION