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Before watching this video I watched another one and tried removing the NSS. For the life of me I could not get it off once I took out the bolts. I was about to just bypass the NSS but decided to watch one more video since bypassing would potentially cause even more issues. Found this video and the pry bar idea was my saving grace. 10/10 video. Only note i have (which I learned in the other video) is if you do this, tie a string to the cable you disconnect so that when you go to feed it back up and reconnect the NSS you can easily guide it up and through.
For anyone it may concern. Still not sure if my NSS was the cause of my no crank no start, but after shifting through PRND about 5-10 times it started in neutral. I let it warm up a while and repeated the process, and now it starts in park again. Will definitely be taking out my NSS and cleaning it when I have more time.
Just did this earlier today on my 1990 cause reverse lights wasn't working. Did it about 3 years ago also. Put it all back together and still no reverse lights lol. Ohm tested pins A and E on the nss plug, tested good. Then I realized they labeled the backup lights fuse as trans fuse. Replaced it and got reverse lights. Lol I felt pretty dumb for a minute there
i tried doing this on my 90 also and it would not come off. and then how a little pry bar broke the back of it... needless to say had to wire it so it thought it was in park all the time...
watching you pry that scared me lol. did that with my 95 and it snapped the nss thread right off and then had to destroy the nss just to get the thing off. never wanna mess with that agian!
The hood release cable snapped and I couldn't reach the hinges so they are unbolted from behind the headlights. If you hood opens then you don't have to do that.
Thanks. My 99 just left me stranded at the Post Office for a while. Finally got it to start after moving sh!t around for a bit and got it home. Then discovered it's this stupid thing.
Question for A+: I sometimes have a no crank situation when in Parking. I can solve it just by pulling the lever back (touching it back, really). Which way should I turn the NSS for it to detect properly?
Good question, I guess you'd have to see which way the shaft turns when it is shifted back, but I would assume the NSS would have to be clocked counter-clockwise slightly. Found out the ECU actually spits out an NSS reading which is neat. But your model is so old I'm not sure if there would be room for it still.
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Hmm, interesting. Does it send five different voltages for each of the positions or how?
Hi mate, I have a problem with my xj98, the transmission (A340) does not work the parking brake, when I put the lever in P, the transmission does not lock. any idea or video to do the repair?
It's a cable system. Might be worth checking if it's not getting jammed. The cable goes to the front left of the transmission. I'm not sure how the parking paw inside the transmission works.
I have gathered watching repair vids of the NSS that cleaning up the unit, cleaning the contacts and stretching the springs a little is what is really needed. Was any lube used in the unit for reducing friction when moving the the shifter. I did notice everyone was using die-electric grease on the contacts, but nothing in the housing to help with smooth movement of the actuator. Basically the moving parts had no lube other than the contacts.
So I recently ran into the similar problems! I put it in park and it doesn't even turn over, just the brake light comes on. Put it in neutral and it won't start BUT push it about halfway between neutral and reverse and she starts right up. Is this fixable from just cleaning up the NSS?
The body of it can rotate slightly one way or the other once the lock bolt has been loosened. That would fix if it starts fine in like slightly reverse or slightly drive kinda thing.
Hello there I was wondering if I could pick your brain some time soon because you seem to be one of the jeep guru's around and you also apparently know that they do some funny stuff in the cold and I've been having a few issues with mine lately since I moved to Ohio from Florida. As always your videos are informative and I thank you for any time you invest in replying to me.
NickInTimeFilms I should state that when I do everything right the engine itself starts just fine but in order to be able to get out or park I find myself having to turn my key forward from the run position but not quite far enough to engage the starter. If I don't the button on my shifter lever refuses to depress. (As it would if I wasn't pressing the brake pedal) of course once I do turn my key a bit forward it depresses normally and I can shift oddly enough without needing to press the brakes like I normally would. In addition my brake lights stopped working at the same time this started. Maybe it's not the cold weather but I'm still hoping you know.
Working on my cousin's Toyota, I couldn't remember the component; but, then I remembered watching your video; and, I remembered what it was. The 1991 Toyota NSS looks exactly like the Jeep NSS. th-cam.com/video/yHe_oeGfqjo/w-d-xo.html
Isn't that typical, it don't want to play up on camera :-D. You always make me laugh with your annoyed anger, im sure in real life you swear like a dockyard worker :-D. That switch was a sticky mess, petrol and a paint brush would have helped to clean it. I bet even petrolium jelly would have worked ok, i've never seen it react to anything. Or silicone spray perhaps.
leave it the fuck off man I'm deleting every thing AC ,cruse control,stupid shift on the fly, gas fumes can,heater control valve,washer bottle, back seats,console ,the entire dash ,make room for stuff I need like oil lines to a filter and cooler tranny filter and cooler,another battery ,nice custom dash with gauges, coocoo clock, dancing pole,and the safety every thing.
Nick in time film's might have been a good time to change trans. fluid and a just the band's and easy turn the nut not just pry the nut the bolt in the middle is a band ajustment bolt nut is for locking band ajustment you will have two band ajustment either two out side the trans. or some trans one outside one inside well have a good night and off road dreams C😎😎L
I think this is more dependent on the transmission you have. Did the ZJ 4.0L come with an AW-4? I'm not sure where or how the NSS is setup on the 42re or whatever chrysler slush boxes they came with
@@NickInTimeFilms it not slipping in reverse it like it still in neutral but it i mess with it awhile it will go in reverse what do you think it is ? It a 96
Same exact fucking thing happened to me, got a cel for the nss. Went to open the hood and the latch literally does nothing and is flopping around, now I gotta get the headlight buckets out :/ Edit: you literally can just reach underneath the truck, behind the radiator and grab the cable and pull it if it’s still there. I’m lucky enough that my cable wasn’t broken, but the clip just keeps coming off the “central” latch
10:20 am and i was just trying to remove the little demon... and I just found you doing magic.... thanks
Before watching this video I watched another one and tried removing the NSS. For the life of me I could not get it off once I took out the bolts. I was about to just bypass the NSS but decided to watch one more video since bypassing would potentially cause even more issues. Found this video and the pry bar idea was my saving grace. 10/10 video. Only note i have (which I learned in the other video) is if you do this, tie a string to the cable you disconnect so that when you go to feed it back up and reconnect the NSS you can easily guide it up and through.
Good call. This is why I keep a few lengths of house wire in the garage to fish stuff. Just tape your wire to the house wire and go fishin..
Finally a guy with a 1998 XJ. AND NOT A ZJ!! ANDDDD WALKS YOU THROUGH IT!! thankyou!!
when he showed the hood cable snapped in my mind im like this gonna be a good video
10 out of 10 for the commentary!
Learned something new today and you my friend deserve a beer!!
For anyone it may concern. Still not sure if my NSS was the cause of my no crank no start, but after shifting through PRND about 5-10 times it started in neutral. I let it warm up a while and repeated the process, and now it starts in park again. Will definitely be taking out my NSS and cleaning it when I have more time.
thanks for making this, i had an issue with the tabs on the arm as well, didn't think it could happen till i saw your video
Nice camera work underneath. Thank you
Very entertaining and informative, thank you!
Nice job Nick.That is a clean XJ my friend.
Just did this earlier today on my 1990 cause reverse lights wasn't working. Did it about 3 years ago also. Put it all back together and still no reverse lights lol. Ohm tested pins A and E on the nss plug, tested good. Then I realized they labeled the backup lights fuse as trans fuse. Replaced it and got reverse lights. Lol I felt pretty dumb for a minute there
i tried doing this on my 90 also and it would not come off. and then how a little pry bar broke the back of it... needless to say had to wire it so it thought it was in park all the time...
RE-USABLE ZIP TIES!!! O.O :-0 We need more of those!
Thank you man! I am about to try this out I believe it is my problem with my jeep
Did it work?
Protip : Use WD40 or penetrating oil with the brush. The oil will prevent future corrosion. Its how I clean connections I dont want to rust again.
Good tutorial, my Jeep now works how it’s supposed to 👍
What u use to clean it
@@angelbanuelos6097 all I did was remove it and cleaned it out with wd-40 and it worked
Gotta do mine eventually sonetimes wont start in park and my reverse lights dont work but kina procrastanating
good video. Who was the hack that poured your driveway? Obviously no prep on the subsoil at all..😎
This also controls reverse lights when they arent on consisitently this is issue also
watching you pry that scared me lol. did that with my 95 and it snapped the nss thread right off and then had to destroy the nss just to get the thing off. never wanna mess with that agian!
Ouch, that certainly would have sucked. Glad I was more fortunate.
Very helpful video. Thanks, bro..
Another thing to check is put it in reverse and check your back up lights. Not sure why you had to remove the head lights though.
The hood release cable snapped and I couldn't reach the hinges so they are unbolted from behind the headlights. If you hood opens then you don't have to do that.
Thanks. My 99 just left me stranded at the Post Office for a while. Finally got it to start after moving sh!t around for a bit and got it home. Then discovered it's this stupid thing.
Well shit... Went through all of this today, got it back in and it's still doing exactly what it was before. No start. This fukn Jeep...
Why does the jeep 4.0 whine
Question for A+: I sometimes have a no crank situation when in Parking. I can solve it just by pulling the lever back (touching it back, really). Which way should I turn the NSS for it to detect properly?
Good question, I guess you'd have to see which way the shaft turns when it is shifted back, but I would assume the NSS would have to be clocked counter-clockwise slightly. Found out the ECU actually spits out an NSS reading which is neat. But your model is so old I'm not sure if there would be room for it still.
Hmm, interesting. Does it send five different voltages for each of the positions or how?
Good question, I never looked much into the wiring side of things, I just know you can tell if it's in a start gear or a drive gear on the REM.
Yeah. Maybe it's just two different signals: Crank and no crank conditions.
Hi mate, I have a problem with my xj98, the transmission (A340) does not work the parking brake, when I put the lever in P, the transmission does not lock. any idea or video to do the repair?
It's a cable system. Might be worth checking if it's not getting jammed. The cable goes to the front left of the transmission. I'm not sure how the parking paw inside the transmission works.
Did you post a link to this video on like a Cherokee page or Jeep forum
Did you look into what you should be seeing in the NSS specifically? Also, any word on what type of grease or lube should be used?
Seeing as far as what, the condition of the grease? Any kind of non conductive grease should be fine.
I have gathered watching repair vids of the NSS that cleaning up the unit, cleaning the contacts and stretching the springs a little is what is really needed. Was any lube used in the unit for reducing friction when moving the the shifter. I did notice everyone was using die-electric grease on the contacts, but nothing in the housing to help with smooth movement of the actuator. Basically the moving parts had no lube other than the contacts.
So I recently ran into the similar problems! I put it in park and it doesn't even turn over, just the brake light comes on. Put it in neutral and it won't start BUT push it about halfway between neutral and reverse and she starts right up. Is this fixable from just cleaning up the NSS?
Sounds like classic NSS to me if wiggling the starter makes it work. Needs to be cleaned and maybe slightly adjusted.
NickInTimeFilms what do you adjust on the NSS?
The body of it can rotate slightly one way or the other once the lock bolt has been loosened. That would fix if it starts fine in like slightly reverse or slightly drive kinda thing.
NickInTimeFilms awesome thanks! I will give it a try
An actual zip tie!?
Guess what I'm doing this afternoon...
Hello there I was wondering if I could pick your brain some time soon because you seem to be one of the jeep guru's around and you also apparently know that they do some funny stuff in the cold and I've been having a few issues with mine lately since I moved to Ohio from Florida. As always your videos are informative and I thank you for any time you invest in replying to me.
Oh boy, cold start issues, this should be interesting
NickInTimeFilms I should state that when I do everything right the engine itself starts just fine but in order to be able to get out or park I find myself having to turn my key forward from the run position but not quite far enough to engage the starter. If I don't the button on my shifter lever refuses to depress. (As it would if I wasn't pressing the brake pedal) of course once I do turn my key a bit forward it depresses normally and I can shift oddly enough without needing to press the brakes like I normally would. In addition my brake lights stopped working at the same time this started. Maybe it's not the cold weather but I'm still hoping you know.
Working on my cousin's Toyota, I couldn't remember the component; but, then I remembered watching your video; and, I remembered what it was. The 1991 Toyota NSS looks exactly like the Jeep NSS. th-cam.com/video/yHe_oeGfqjo/w-d-xo.html
Isn't that typical, it don't want to play up on camera :-D.
You always make me laugh with your annoyed anger, im sure in real life you swear like a dockyard worker :-D.
That switch was a sticky mess, petrol and a paint brush would have helped to clean it.
I bet even petrolium jelly would have worked ok, i've never seen it react to anything.
Or silicone spray perhaps.
leave it the fuck off man I'm deleting every thing AC ,cruse control,stupid shift on the fly, gas fumes can,heater control valve,washer bottle, back seats,console ,the entire dash ,make room for stuff I need like oil lines to a filter and cooler tranny filter and cooler,another battery ,nice custom dash with gauges, coocoo clock, dancing pole,and the safety every thing.
Nick in time film's might have been a good time to change trans. fluid and a just the band's and easy turn the nut not just pry the nut the bolt in the middle is a band ajustment bolt nut is for locking band ajustment you will have two band ajustment either two out side the trans. or some trans one outside one inside
well have a good night and off road dreams C😎😎L
Cole Webb my trans slips in reverse, I'm having trouble identifying how to adjust the reverse band. Can you help?
Will this process work for zj?
I think this is more dependent on the transmission you have. Did the ZJ 4.0L come with an AW-4? I'm not sure where or how the NSS is setup on the 42re or whatever chrysler slush boxes they came with
Will this case the reverse not to go in
No, this will only affect the reverse lights. Park, reverse, and neutral are all mechanical from the shifter.
@@NickInTimeFilms it not slipping in reverse it like it still in neutral but it i mess with it awhile it will go in reverse what do you think it is ? It a 96
Probably a loose linkage or something from the shifter to the transmission
@@NickInTimeFilms hopefully that all thanks I look at it
Same exact fucking thing happened to me, got a cel for the nss. Went to open the hood and the latch literally does nothing and is flopping around, now I gotta get the headlight buckets out :/
Edit: you literally can just reach underneath the truck, behind the radiator and grab the cable and pull it if it’s still there. I’m lucky enough that my cable wasn’t broken, but the clip just keeps coming off the “central” latch
Stripped out the bolt you were prying on, thanks a lot
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