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Old 02-05-2009, 12:27 PM
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I had a friend follow instructions from a site to loosen the adjusting bolt so we did and moved it and retightened so my back up lights were working a little better.My question is , since we did that I had a check engine light come on and the codes were po700/po705.Could that be related to the adjustment we did.Seems to run normal.I cleared the code hasn't come back yet.I have alot of miles 197,000.

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Man i remember when my NSS went out on me i think i was the only XJ that had a push button start on it.....
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on't know what that code means but, if you zeroed it out and it hasn't come back. Roll with it.
Did adjusting your NSS fix your problem you were adjusting for?
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Might need to rebuild the NSS (neutral safety switch). here's a link on how..

http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoNSSrebuild.htm
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Back up lights didn't come on at all , now they come on if I bump the shifter since we adjusted it.I may do that whole cleaning procedure or find one from a junk yard and clean that one put it on and clean the other and keep for a spare.

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Originally Posted by jsperk
Back up lights didn't come on at all , now they come on if I bump the shifter since we adjusted it.I may do that whole cleaning procedure or find one from a junk yard and clean that one put it on and clean the other and keep for a spare.

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Sounds like a plan..Keep us posted.
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Probabaly will fall apart , I got one for $129 at teamcherokee.com.
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What usually goes wrong with them is the factory dielectric grease gums up after years of use. Causing the springed contacts inside to stay depressed causing a no-contact situation.

They can easily be rebuilt for under $15.
There are MANY write-ups on rebuilding the NSS all over the web.
Buying a highly-overpriced new unit is not always the answer. That is unless you feel like throwing your money around.

So far I have rebuilt 3 units and I am running two of them on a daily basis, and have not had any problems.
If it falls apart....you didn't do it right.
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That god. I searched this. This is what is wrong with my truck they run between 300-400 dollars. im gonna take it apart and try and clean it
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I had the NSS go out on my daughter's '96 cherokee but unfortunately she was away at school (4-1/2hr drive) when it did. She had a friend whose uncle worked for an auto parts co who got her an OEM part at cost ($100) and we paid the local AAMCO 1 hour labor to replace it.

Now her 2000 cherokee needs NSS attention but since she's home now I'm going to try the rebuild 1st.
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P.S. The dealership wanted $380.00 JUST FOR THE PART!
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