Broken neutral safety switch
 

I just the took the neutral safety switch off my jeep, and I ran into a problem. I ended up breaking the NSS when pulling it off. I now have the majority of the switch off except for the ring/threading of the old one still on the shaft. This piece was supposed to come off with the rest, but instead the NSS broke into two pieces, one piece is off, and the other is stuck on the shaft coming out of the trans. Any suggestions on what would be the best way to get it off without damaging the shaft? I was thinking a Dremel tool to slice into it just enough to loosen it up? Does this sound like a good idea? Any help would be highly appreciated.

I ended up using a chisel to try and break the piece or loosen it. After beating on it with the chisel for a while I broke some pieces off of it, but not the whole piece. I noticed the piece was finally moving back and fourth on the shaft. I then moved the piece as far back as it could go and took some sandpaper and used it on the shaft. The sandpaper helped A LOT, especially toward the end of the shaft and spots that I had roughed up from hitting it with the chisel. After the shaft was nice and smooth I moved the piece as far out as it could go, and then took some channel locks and grabbed onto the piece using the tranny pan as the folcrum. It came right off!!! Success!! After a little more sanding and some anti seize (only on the shaft) I got the NSS on and adjusted. The adjustment was really easy in my opinion (I used the brake light method).

if I might ask what is the brake light method?

i've spent too much time in the underground i lol at all this talk about shaft.

i think hes refering to the reverse light method, because the nss controls the reverse lights.

After beating on it with the chisel for a while :eek:

took some channel locks and grabbed onto the piece using the tranny.:whistling2:

I was going to blame it on exhaust fumes.

So i'm assuming you got a new nss after breaking the old one?

"I ended up using a chisel to try and break the piece or loosen it. After beating on it with the chisel for a while I broke some pieces off of it, but not the whole piece."

Gentlemen, In my experience I have noticed that mechanical components do not respond well to physical abuse. They do respond well, however, to verbal abuse.

Sorry, I should have said reverse light method. It was really easy. I just put a new NSS that I got off eBay for 50$. With the transmission in reverse (plug in NSS before putting in reverse) I put the NSS on the shaft. With the adjustment bolt loose, I pivoted the NSS back and fourth until I saw the reverse lights turn on. With the reverse lights on, I tightened the adjustment bolt right in the center of the two points that I was pivoting back and fourth from, and also checked to see how it looked on the line on the NSS. It looked Like it was lined up with the line, so I tightened the bolt. My jeep has started great ever since, and I finally have reverse lights.

Nice! I did the same and got one off of ebay for $40 bucks and it has worked tremendously ever since. (knock on wood)