Installation Instructions Neutral/Park Start Safety Switch
Installation Instructions Neutral/Park Start Safety Switch
Installation Instructions Neutral/Park Start Safety Switch
Installation Instructions
NEUTRAL/PARK START SAFETY SWITCH
HURST FRONT CABLE QUARTER STICK
HURST # 2488600
WORK SAFELY! For maximum safety, perform this installation on a clean, level surface and with the
engine turned off. Place blocks or wedges in front of and behind both rear wheels to prevent
movement in either direction.
CAUTION: To avoid any possibility of bodily injury or damage to vehicle, do not attempt installation
until you are confident that the vehicle is safely secured and will not move.
1. Vehicle must have engine off, parking brake securely engaged, wheels blocked, with transmission
and shifter in neutral position for proper switch installation.
2. Prewire the switch using 2 supplied female crimp connectors and two suitable lengths of 16
gauge, insulated automotive grade wire. Crimp a connector to one end of each wire, then push onto
each switch terminal. See illustration below.
Figure 2
5. Use trigger to move stick back into neutral position and refasten lower hex head cap screw and
washer. The eye bracket should be located between the stick and gear position detent plate.
NOTE: Eye Bracket must rotate freely.
6. Position bottom pinholes of the switch housing assembly to align with front pin holes on the base of
shifter. With a ring clip on one end, position the groove pin through the pin holes in the shifter base
and switch the housing assembly. When the groove pin is properly positioned, install the remaining
clip on the other end of the groove pin.
NOTE: When using Hurst Quick-Release floor plate and/or aluminum cover, substitute one quick-
release pin for groove pin and clips.
7. The slide cam of the switch requires adjustment to function properly. Verify the stick and
transmission are in neutral position. To adjust the slide cam, loosen cam to bracket securing screw.
Advance or hold back slide cam as required to either side of the middle position. Retighten securing
screw. Switch should only allow engine starting when shifter is in neutral or park positions.
Check switch/shifter several times for proper operation.
NOTE: Install with “A” side of slide cam facing up for all front-mounted shifters. Side “B” should face
up for all rear-mounted cable shifters. Side identifications are molded into faces of slide cam.
8. Installation is now complete. Check switch/shifter for proper operation before each use. Securely
tighten all fasteners.
10. Slip sleeve nut through the hole in the eye bracket and fasten to the exposed threaded stud. Use
the trigger to align the stick and gear position detent plate to neutral position. Re-fasten the lower
hex-head cap screw and washer to the stick.
NOTE: The Eye Bracket must rotate freely. See Figure 2A on page 3
Figure 2A
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