Transmission Position Sensor/Switch: Service and Repair
ON-VEHICLE REPAIR1. REMOVE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE
2. DISCONNECT PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH CONNECTOR
3. REMOVE PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH
a. Remove the control shaft lever.
b. Pry off the lock washer and remove the nut.
c. Remove the bolt and park/neutral position switch.
4. INSTALL PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH
a. Install the park/neutral position switch and bolt.
Torque: 13 Nm (130 kgf-cm, 9 ft. lbs.)
b. Install a new lock plate and the nut.
Torque: 3.9 Nm (40 kgf-cm, 35 inch lbs.)
c. Stake the nut with the lock plate.
d. Install the control shaft lever and nut.
Torque: 16 Nm (160 kgf-cm, 12 ft. lbs.)
5. CONNECT PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH CONNECTOR
6. CHECK PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH OPERATION
Check that the engine can be started with the shift lever only in the in the N or P position, but not in the other positions. If not as started above, carry out the adjustment procedure.
7. INSTALL FRONT EXHAUST PIPE
8. TEST DRIVE VEHICLE