I recently removed the whole shifter assemby from my car. I am swapping to a TH-400 from the ST-300. I removed the old detent plate and installed the new one for the 3 speed. I had also removed the neutral safety switch to clean the assembly up. Now, going back together, it looks as if the switch was never connected to the shifter, but rather left in the neutral positon. How do these two mate together? I see no provisions for a pin or anything on the bottom of the shifter. The switch has a notch in it, but how does this connect to the shifter base? I tried looking at an exploded diagram, but still can't tell. Anyone have a picture of theirs? This would be most helpful.
There's a really good explanation with sketches in the Firebird supplement to the Service Manual. It also shows how to adjust the switch for proper operation.
The switch itself mounts to the shifter with a screw. There's also an alignment hole that's used to get it set up correctly.
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There is a small part at the bottom of the shifter that bolts on with the shifter (T handle).Over half of these Ive had where missing this part.Its a hard part to find if missing.
