[T3] neutral safety switch

[jmailliardfleming@verizon.net]

<x-flowed>The neutral safety switch is loose. Let me see if I can describe what I 
mean. We have removed the gear shift cover.  the bottom of the shifter 
is in a plastic open topped box.  Inside the box is blue goo. Coming 
out on the right side of this plastic box is a brass piece of metal the 
other end of which is inside the blue goo in the plastic box at the 
bottom of the shifter.  Through use, the metal piece has become 
mis-shapped/bent/squashed and now will not stay in place when shifting. 
 So to start the car, one has to manually line up the metal piece with 
the gear side when the stick is in neutral.  I just take a flat head 
screwdriver and push the brass thing into place turn the key and all is 
well until the next time you need to start the car.
Questions:  What is that blue goo?  Can I get the brass metal piece out 
of there and reshape it back to its former shape so it stays put? can 
this whole piece be replaced?  if yes where does one find one? How 
would one disassemble this box thing to fix this one part, without 
damaging the plastic box or loosing all the blue goo?  I am sure 
leaving the gear shifter exposed/uncovered is not a good idea but if it 
is not you can't start the car.
Thanks,
Josephine
Josephine M Fleming
'71 Automatic Squareback
Arlington, VA

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