ive got a leaky Neutral Safety Switch AW4 XJ 95, is there a seal i can replace??

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95cherjustin

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doylestown, pa

• Nov 16, 2008

• #1

I dont want to buy a new 300.00 switch it is leaking right out the nut, running out all over the place. i have the nut off and the washer has a little seal behind it but can i silicone that with some black rtv stuff or no. need help thanks!!

 

ehall

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Southern Maryland

• Nov 16, 2008

• #2

The seal around the shaft is probably what's leaking. I'd say get it replaced instead of trying to seal it with goop from the outside. If you don't want to do that, maybe find an O-ring or rubber washer of the right size and let the NSS compress it down.

 

Tim_MN

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Minneapolis, MN

• Nov 16, 2008

• #3

Have you identified what type of liquid is coming off the NSS ? Where is this excess liquid coming from ? There is nothing inside the NSS but a tiny bit of light grease and some wires.

 

ehall

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Southern Maryland

• Nov 16, 2008

• #4

Tim_MN said:

Have you identified what type of liquid is coming off the NSS ? Where is this excess liquid coming from ? There is nothing inside the NSS but a tiny bit of light grease and some wires.

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The NSS is driven by a shaft that sticks out the side of the tranny, and a ring seal around the shaft. If that seal gets torn, tranny fluid will leak.

 

Tim_MN

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Minneapolis, MN

• Nov 16, 2008

• #5

I have replaced a few NSS and never had a similar problem. I supposed that tranny fluid was leaking. I just wanted to be sure that the OP wasn't mistakenly believing that oil, or some other kind of leak, that was just by chance landing on the NSS, is tranny fluid.

 

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95cherjustin

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doylestown, pa

• Nov 16, 2008

• #6

yea i pulled of the nss and it was the seal in the tranny, got two new ones from jeep fixed the problem, the shift linkage seal was leaking on the drivers side too so 2 birds 1 stone thanks guys

 

5-90

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Hammerspace

• Nov 16, 2008

• #7

You should tear down and clean the NSS as well - it's not designed for major oil "bath" sealing. It generally does a decent job of keeping road crud and water out - but it's probably due for a cleaning anyhow. With the transmission fluid getting all over it, it's sure to want a cleaning fairly soon!

 

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bigdummy30

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maryland

• Jul 15, 2012

• #8

Anybody know a part number for this seal??..mine is leaking pretty good after replacing my NSS

 

kastein

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Rainy side of Washington

• Jul 15, 2012

• #9

looks to me like it's 8350 4332 but I'm not exactly sure. That's for a 94-96 but almost certainly fits all year AW4s.

That's a repair kit including two seals (one at each end of the shift shaft) and a cross pin that's used to hold the manual valve lever/cam onto the shaft inside the trans pan.