So my brother’s car was having problems getting out of park in the winter. I cleaned the ignition switch, but to no avail. So I researched more and found it to likely be the neutral safety switch. I got it out, and started cleaning it, but realized that it had no connectors on the one side for the drive, s, and 2 gears.
http://i.imgur.com/iqqwQ.jpg
(sorry, file was to big to link here)
compared to the one I found on this website with the how to
http://forums.g2ic.com/showthread.php?90637-Automatic-Cold-Weather-Fix!-(neutral-safety-switch-can-t-shift-out-of-park-key-stuck)
(sorry, it keeps saying invalid file)
What is the purpose of the 2 connectors I am missing? They appear to have been gone before I took it out, and I can put the car into drive without them. So I believe the car is working fine, but I feel uneasy not having them.
Any advice/help? I also don’t WANT to get a whole new switch, so is there anywhere I can just get the connectors, or what kind of metal should I use to make them myself?