I rebuilt my XYZ switch a few years ago. Everything was hunky dory until about 12 months ago.

Randomly truck would not start unless I was holding the shifter into park.

Today it wouldn’t start and no amount of wiggling the shifter would help, as it usually does.

Crawled underneath and moving the XYZ switch manually got it started.

(Im assuming that’s a safety so you don’t go starting in gear?)

I feel like when I fitted the switch back to the car last time I didn’t clock the cable arm properly on the splined stub, and so the vehicle hasn’t been ‘in park enough’, to let it start every now and again.

Can I prise the arm off, and refit it one spline around, to force the trans into park, a bit more?

Before I look at removing it again?

Thanks.

edit. Bit of reading around, and it looks like I can adjust the switch within some allowed movement at the bolts.

Going to do that before anything else.

edit 2. When I originally fitted the switch back I don’t think I realized the holes are slots and had fitted it at one extreme.
just centering the switch within the centre of the movement has taken the problem away.

thanks for reading. Maybe this helps someone else.

 

there is also an aluminum tool for setting the XYZ switch position.....might be of help

https://www.roverparts.com/tools/shop-tools/XYZSWTOOL/

this price is crazy...but that's what it looks like...i think you can find it for less.....