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Neutral Safety and Backup?
I'm almost done installing my Painless harness in my 72 Chevy, but I ran into a bit of a problem. I have installed a van tilt, but never put the neutral safety block on it, as I was not sure where it went or how it attached. Is this also where the backup lights attach? Also, there is a single black wire sticking out of the tilt shroud, is this just a ground? Any help would be great, as right now I'm stumped. Thanks!
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Re: Neutral Safety and Backup?
The neutral safety switch needs to be moved downward from the van tilt position. If you locate a truck switch in the same position as the original column it will work provided you install a small tab on the shift tube.
The backup lights attach to the neutral safety switch. The single wire is probably the indicator light . (The tilts that I have seen have a gray wire for the indicator lights). Jim
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Re: Neutral Safety and Backup?
So, how do I go about moving it downward? I'm not even sure where it originally connected, as all the parts for the column came in a bag. Do I need to cut a slot in the column tube to make this work, or how exactly does the column slide the switch back and forth? Also, there are 4 terminals on this switch, but none of them are labelled, which one does which wire connect to? Any help at all would be great. Thanks!
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Re: Neutral Safety and Backup?
Heres some how to reading for you.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=63328 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=133937
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Re: Neutral Safety and Backup?
Thanks for the help John. Just a couple things I can't tell in the picture. When cutting the inside tube, it says that the 3/8" wide cut must be 1/16" off center, but in which direction, and is that 1/16" off the switch being centered on the line, or on either side of the line?
Also, what wire goes where on the switch? Thanks!
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Re: Neutral Safety and Backup?
Heres another thread with some wiring instructions. The 12ga. purple are for neutral start and the backup wires are green I think.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=147927
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