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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Steering Columns => Topic started by: K20Wulf on May 19, 2011, 03:22:18 am

Title: Issue with reverse lights
Post by: K20Wulf on May 19, 2011, 03:22:18 am

Okay, so the problem is; when I put my truck in reverse I can wiggle the column shifter and they will go on and off. I know it's probably a connection of some sort, but know idea of which one or how I would go about fixing it. Any help would be much appreciated.

Title: Re: Issue with reverse lights
Post by: jaredts on May 19, 2011, 08:00:58 am

Could just need an adjustment on your neutral start switch.  Is there a lot of slop in the shifter?

Title: Re: Issue with reverse lights
Post by: Irish_Alley on May 19, 2011, 09:53:02 am

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Title: Re: Issue with reverse lights
Post by: Grim 82 on May 19, 2011, 11:59:46 am

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=20206.msg164341#msg164341

Title: Re: Issue with reverse lights
Post by: jaredts on May 19, 2011, 01:15:28 pm

Stupid?  I resemble that remark.

Title: Re: Issue with reverse lights
Post by: Irish_Alley on May 19, 2011, 01:33:46 pm

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me 2  ;D

Title: Re: Issue with reverse lights
Post by: K20Wulf on May 19, 2011, 02:43:20 pm

Thanks guys, I'll try and climb under there before work and see if I can adjust it. :)

Title: Re: Issue with reverse lights
Post by: Irish_Alley on May 19, 2011, 04:43:49 pm

its on your steering column

Title: Re: Issue with reverse lights
Post by: K20Wulf on May 20, 2011, 05:42:53 am

I meant climb under the dash. With the height of my truck it's literal, lol.  ;)

Title: Re: Issue with reverse lights
Post by: Irish_Alley on May 20, 2011, 10:02:58 am

lol, it will take you a while to try and find it under the truck, you might need a torch

Title: Re: Issue with reverse lights
Post by: K20Wulf on May 26, 2011, 04:44:03 pm

Quote from: jaredts on May 19, 2011, 08:00:58 am

Is there a lot of slop in the shifter?

I totally forgot to answer your question... In reverse there is a decent amount of slop. Not so much in the other gears (I think).

Title: Re: Issue with reverse lights
Post by: jaredts on May 27, 2011, 05:43:47 am

Easiest and most likely culprit is still probably an adjustment of the neutral start switch.  Have you tried that yet?  Eliminating slop in the shifter may be something you have to tackle, but I doubt it and I really can't help much with that.  The detents are in the transmission, so sloppy only in reverse may not be fixable anyway.  This is an automatic right?

Title: Re: Issue with reverse lights
Post by: K20Wulf on May 28, 2011, 05:32:16 am

Yep, Th400. And sloppy in all gears, think it's in the column because the trans is perfect.