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Lokar Automatic Transmission Shifter Neutral Safety Switch User Manual

For use with aluminum adjuster plug

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General Installation Notes:

Please read instructions completely before beginning this procedure. If you
have any questions please call.

Do not attempt to install this product while the engine is running. Disconnect
negative battery cable before beginning installation.

Make sure the engine, transmission, body and frame are properly grounded.

The following instructions are for adjusting the Neutral Safety Switch in the
Lokar Automatic Transmission Shifter using the included Aluminum Adjuster
Plug (Fig. 1).

Please note that final adjustment of the Neutral Safety Switch must be done
after the shifter has been installed into the vehicle. If your Neutral Safety
Switch is wired properly and the vehicle is starting in any gear other than
Park or Neutral while using the Lokar Shifter, you must adjust the Neutral
Safety Switch.

The Lokar Neutral Safety Switch passes current (is turned on) when the ball
is pushed in. It does not pass current (is turned off) when the ball is out at
its at-rest position.

WARNING: Before making any adjustments or taking the shifter out of Park,
be sure that the vehicle’s tires are scotched and the parking brake is set to
prevent movement of the vehicle.

The release button should be flush with the knob in Park and Neutral.
In the Reverse position, you cannot pull the lever into Neutral without
depressing the release button.

Step 1: Make sure that the left banana bracket to gear plate bolts are

tight.

Fig. 2

Step 2: For the Neutral Safety Switch to function properly, the shifter

linkage must be adjusted correctly. You

MUST verify that the

shifter linkage is adjusted correctly before attempting to adjust
the Neutral Safety Switch.

To verify this, put the shifter into Park. Remove the 1/4"-28 x 1"
button head bolt with nylock nut that attaches the rod end to the
lever at either end of the threaded rod. Make sure the hole in the
rod end exactly aligns with the hole in the lever. The bolt should
pass freely through both holes at the same time without binding.
Do not force the holes to line up.

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Automatic Transmission Shifter Neutral Safety Switch

Adjustment Instructions

Automatic Transmission Shifter Neutral Safety Switch

Adjustment Instructions

For Use With Aluminum Adjuster Plug

For Use With Aluminum Adjuster Plug

INS0120 Rev. 08/02/13

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© 2013 Lokar, Inc.

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Fig. 3

Step 2: (Continued) If you encounter a bind, loosen the jam nut on the

threaded rod and screw the rod end in or out to eliminate the

bind. Do this without moving any shifter/transmission levers or

arms. Use this adjustment routine until the bolt will pass freely

in and out of both the rod end and the lever. Reinstall the

1/4"-28 nylock nut and the flat washer onto the bolt and tighten.

Step 3: Once you have the shifter linkage adjusted properly, remove the

Neutral Safety Switch and washer using a 7/8" wrench or socket.

Fig. 3

Step 4: Loosen, but do not remove, the two 5/16"-24 x 3/8" button head

bolts that attach the right banana bracket to the switch plate

(the bolts are in curved, slotted holes).

Fig. 3

Step 5: Put the shifter into the Reverse position.
Step 6: Reposition the switch plate so that the hole in the switch plate

lines up with the center groove in the shifter body.

Fig. 4 Screw

the provided aluminum adjuster plug into the Neutral Safety

Switch opening. Wiggling the shifter lever slightly while you are

screwing the adjuster plug in will help get the shifter body cen-

tered on the plug.

Fig. 5

Step 7: Retighten the two 5/16"-24 x 3/8" button head bolts that attach

the right banana bracket to the switch plate.

Step 8: Remove the aluminum adjuster plug, and reinstall the Neutral

Safety Switch and washer. Test for continuity by connecting an

ohmmeter lead to each stud on the Neutral Safety Switch. When

adjusted correctly, you will only have continuity between the two

switch studs when the shifter is in Park or Neutral. Continuity

in any other gear requires readjustment of the Neutral Safety

Switch.

Reconnect negative battery cable and check operation.

If your car should ever start in any gear other than Park or

Neutral, please readjust the Neutral Safety Switch accordingly.

Tighten all brackets and bolts correctly and securely and there

should be no movement or maladjustment. If you have any

questions after following this procedure, please call Lokar

Technical Support.

Aluminum Adjuster Plug

Gear Plate

Switch Plate

Neutral Safety

Switch

5/16"-24 x 3/8"

Button Head Bolts

Right

Banana

Bracket

Bolts must

be tight

Left Banana

Bracket