The NSS on my wagon has been acting up, and I finally had to resort to grounding it out, which of course is not the safest thing.
I sourced a correct NOS replacement (it was actually kind of hard to find), but I thought I'd ask a few questions here before I go ahead and swap it out.
1) It looks like the original switch is threaded all the way in. Is it worthwhile seeing if I can get another turn out of it to see if it will make better contact with the rooster comb? Do the rooster combs wear away (like fuel pump push rods)?
2) I think it unlikely that the above will fix things, and I've been told that sometimes these switches just fail... I can imagine that this switch has many many years and miles on it. However, if the new switch threads all the way in, how can I be sure it's not suffering from the same thing as the original - is there a simple and quick way to adjust the height of the rooster comb without dropping the pan to ensure that it's pressing on the switch properly in Park and Neutral (or is it the other way around)?
3) From what I understand, it's a fairly easy swap - unthread the original, thread the new one in.
Do I need to put any sealant/teflon on the threads?
How much trans fluid can I expect to gush out? I am going to lift the car from the driver side at both wheels - fairly high up (I have some robust tall jack stands) so as to make the fluid be more to the other side of the transmission. Any thoughts on that?
Thanks in advance y'all.
I sourced a correct NOS replacement (it was actually kind of hard to find), but I thought I'd ask a few questions here before I go ahead and swap it out.
1) It looks like the original switch is threaded all the way in. Is it worthwhile seeing if I can get another turn out of it to see if it will make better contact with the rooster comb? Do the rooster combs wear away (like fuel pump push rods)?
2) I think it unlikely that the above will fix things, and I've been told that sometimes these switches just fail... I can imagine that this switch has many many years and miles on it. However, if the new switch threads all the way in, how can I be sure it's not suffering from the same thing as the original - is there a simple and quick way to adjust the height of the rooster comb without dropping the pan to ensure that it's pressing on the switch properly in Park and Neutral (or is it the other way around)?
3) From what I understand, it's a fairly easy swap - unthread the original, thread the new one in.
Do I need to put any sealant/teflon on the threads?
How much trans fluid can I expect to gush out? I am going to lift the car from the driver side at both wheels - fairly high up (I have some robust tall jack stands) so as to make the fluid be more to the other side of the transmission. Any thoughts on that?
Thanks in advance y'all.