Gear shift and reverse lights

[jmath]

1990 FJ62 when shifting from park to reverse the post moves to far towards neutral and fails to make an electrical connection with the reverse lights. If I push the post forward the circuit is made. How would I go about adjusting the post position so that the circuit is completed or is it a wiring issue? If it is wiring where is that circuit completed?

 

[3_puppies]

does the shifter have a lot of play in it? there are bushings in the shifter that wear out and need replacing.

these are just 2 of many threads on this:

The "No Slop" FJ62 shifter mods

After almost 22 years, my 62's shifter was in sad shape. Even with new OEM bushings and proper adjustment per the FSM, it still had a lot of lateral and fore/aft slop. So the other day I decided to take a break from my current projects (and troubleshooting) to tackle this and fix it for good...

forum.ih8mud.com

Loose gear shifter?

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[jmath]

I have replaced all of the bushings. This has not corrected the issue .

Thanks

 

[3_puppies]

I have replaced all of the bushings. This has not corrected the issue .

Thanks

did you replace the ones underneath on the linkage also?

is there any play in it?

 

[jmath]

I was not aware of the linkage bushing. Where is that ?

 

[3_puppies]

I was not aware of the linkage bushing. Where is that ?

look underneath the rig, and you'll see a rod that goes from the floor shifter to the transmision, there is a rubber? bushing on each end.

 

[jmath]

i justed looked that the linkage and the bushings look good and everything is tight under the truck. I think it is a circuit issue. I assume that when the truck is put into reverse there is a circuit that tells the reverse light to go on, where is this circuit completed?