Getting to adjustment screw on NSS

[deafen]

The reverse lights on my 108 don't go on. The PO said that he had replaced the neutral safety switch, so I'm guessing it's just misadjusted.

I went to do the adjustment last weekend per TomGuy's instructions, and discovered that I didn't have enough clearance to get to the adjustment screw. I ran the shifter through all positions to no avail.

It looks like I might be able to get to it with an offset screwdriver, but before I go down that road, I wanted to check and see if there's something simple that I missed that would make this any easier.

Any suggestions?

[Tomguy]

Unfortunatley, I didn't have clearance to get my digital cam in there to get a decent pic.

However, using a very short slotted screwdriver, I was able to get to the screw. It's one of those where the screwdriver + the handle takes up about 2.5" length total.

[deafen]

Yeah, I had slightly less than 1" of clearance -- maybe something changed between 1971 and 1972?

In any case, a $2.19 offset screwdriver gave all the access and torque I needed to complete the job. Tom, thanks for all the info on your page about how to do this adjustment -- I finally have backup lights!

[Tomguy]

Glad I can help someone, even one person who can use the knowledge makes it worthwhile

I never had lights until I took the switch apart, cleaned it, then adjusted it myself. So that makes at least two of us who benefited - myself and you!