In reply to a message from sfj642 sent Fri 11 Nov 2011:
Jim’s correct the Sw’s are peanuts to buy, see information
copied below, courtesy of an email I got from Gerald Pye
over a year ago:
''I finally got around to fixing the incessantly clicking
interlock
solenoid problem yesterday afternoon. Maybe you’ve already
done yours.
If so, feel free to press DELETE now! Otherwise the
following details
may be of help.
I used a Cherry DB1 style microswitch, which seemed a safer
bet than
the sort of cheap chinky junk that some people have been
using from
Maplin or the like. The full Cherry part number is
DB1C-A1LB. It’s
available from Farnell under stock code 151-8980 for 85p or
from RS
stock code 159-4590 for �1.13 (both prices + VAT!).
I used a pair of M2x16mm bolts to secure the microswitch to the
mounting plate. It seems necessary to salvage the plastic
surround from
the old switch as that appears to guide the gear selector
rod smoothly
across the top of the switch lever instead of letting it
just slam into
the side of the switch body.
The switch is arranged electrically so that it’s open in
park and
closed to go. The problem arises because the contacts get
manky with
lack of switching splash and so the switch appears to be
open (= in
park) permanently. I had to measure the switch to determine
which way it
worked - the circuit diagrams in the manual give no clue as
to the sense!
Anyway - the upshot of that is that the blue and black wires
go to the
‘C’ and ‘NC’ terminals of the new switch.
There’s actually a small 2-way black connector in the switch
wiring,
just underneath the forward edge of the ski-slope hole. The
connector is
held in a spring clip but slides out very easily. There’s
JUST enough
slack to get the ‘car’ end of the connector to appear in the
ski-slope
hole. Parting the connector means that the switch assembly
can be taken
away to the bench for working on, rather than trying to
balance a
soldering iron on one’s knee in the driver’s seat!
I hope that there’s something of use in the above. I took a
few photos
so I can send them if you like.
I also fixed the gear selector illumination whilst I had
everything
apart. The new 286 bulb is clear (rather than being painted
blue) so I
don’t know how it’ll look in the dark. Cleaning out a huge
amount of
fluff from the in-car aspirator (just above the driver’s
right knee)
completed the hat-trick. We’ll get to see how it all works
tomorrow.‘’–
The original message included these comments:
All these microswitches will be 15plus years old, they are
cheap so buy a new one.
will have to drill out the rivets.
–
Neil 70 '97 3.2S http://www.jag-lovers.org/v.htm?1242166704
MALDON, United Kingdom
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