Should the tranny be in neutral when removing and installing?

I put a new one on and can't seem to get it adjusted properly. There seem to be a little play causing it to be out of sync. Tried adjusting but just won't sync. I do have the switch positioned in the neutral position as it was out of the box. Think I may have messed up the new one b/c I first tried to install it in park, like I took to old one off. Maybe at $40 mistake.

Also when I installed I lost the Shift lock solenoid function. Foot on brake and the solenoid is not activating/releasing. Check fuse and it's good. Been chasing a gremlin. First, shifter was stuck in park and it was broken wires at the shifter. Then Shift Lock Soleniod wasn't completely releasing. Put in a new solenoid. Issue continued. Then a new Brake lamp switch. Still issue. And all along sometimes the key was not removing if the vehicle rolls forward in park. So was replacing the Neutral safety switch. Any advise would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

Have you checked your shift cable? My transmission shift lever rusted off my trans

 

Wow. That's a lot of rust. No. No problem with cable.

 

Conclusion... With car in nuetral and battery disconnected remove old and install new one. Be extra careful installing the new. It's cheap plastic sh** and if you don't get in on just right the first time you'll have some play and you won't be able to adj it to work properly. Dash display will be out a sync with gear selector. Lesson learned only cost me an extra $40 but probably saved $500 with labor.

 

I have a 06 H3...and I need to replace this...can someone tell me where this is located..or show me..so I can do this myself and save some $...please and thank you very much..

 

Well, I feel like an absolute idiot, but I got it fixed. There was a break in the black wire for pin “A” per the diagram shown further up the thread. The wire jacket looked fine. But given that it was such a thin gauge wire, it must have broken all of the strands and stretched so they wouldn’t touch.

So all in all, it was the typical issue that everybody else has been experiencing just very well hidden.

Thanks to everybody for your patience and help throughout this!

 

Ah Robertb6963 almost missed this follow-up post.

.. we've all been there, main thing is you've got it sorted, good job ✔️