Actually the switch is glued down 'cause it never stayed on, so I'll get
through that first.
Hoping for the simple!
Thanks
At 06:26 PM 6/5/04, Mike Janacek wrote:
>First the simple. Pop the cap and switch off the gear lever. There's a notch
>toward the front of the cap you can use to prise it up. Disconnect the wires
>from the switch (they're a friction fit) and use a ohm (continuity) meter to
>check the switch.
>Not so simple. On the top of the gearbox are two switches. One (toward the
>right side as viewed from the drivers seat) is the reverse light switch. The
>second one to the left of it is the switch which allows OD in 4th (or 3rd
>and 4th in some car years). A tightening of this switch or removing a shim
>may be required, or the switch could be going bad. The switches I believe
>are identical, i.e., you can order the reverse one and use it for the OD.
>This switch is not easy to get at, some listers have had to drop the rear
>crossmember to get enough room.
>There is also a possibility there's a break in the wire loom for the OD but
>not probable.
>Mike
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