Toyota Clutch Zero Cost Safety Switch Repair

How to repair the 2 possible causes of a manual transmission vehicle's clutch safety switch not working at all or having intermittent starting issues.
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[@zialinez5055]

Great video man, I didn't have to look further. The bypass had gotten loose and the pedal was totally missing it. - 1991 4Runner for with a 2nd Gen.

[@vbared]

Hello ZiaLinez505, Thank you for the kind comments. I'm glad you found value in this video for your viewing time. Yeah, giving that little switch a quick peek can save lots of time in further troubleshooting. Great job spotting and repairing the problem. Best of luck with your repairs.

[@bayanicruz6319]

Good job bro

[@vbared]

Hello, thank you for commenting. I'm glad you found value in this video for your viewing time. Best of luck with your repairs.

[@timmoore7110]

Thanks a lot for the informative video

[@vbared]

Hello Tim, Thank you for the kind comment. I'm glad you found value in this video for your viewing time. Best of luck with your repairs!

[@calebh4896]

Thank you!! I unfortunately spent the hour prior to watching this entirely replacing my starter. Who would’ve thunk it was this simple. Oh well

[@vbared]

Hi Caleb, Thank you for commenting. I'm glad you found value in this video for your viewing time. This switch issue happened to me on a drive from Florida to Texas the day I purchased the vehicle. I push started it a couple of times before checking the switch and bypassing it for the rest of trip home.

[@2OO_OK]

At first I thought you were going to 3d print a part. Carriage bolt is a great solution. Carriage bolts are used on the kind of carriages that horses pull. the square part under the head sinks into the wood preventing spinning, and the rounded head left exposed avoids injury to the animal.

[@vbared]

Hi 200OK, thank you for commenting. That's great information about the carriage bolt. I'll never forget it's name now. It's interesting that you mentioned a 3D printed solution because that was my first thought as well. The only thing that kept me from doing it was the car's interior heat factor. I had concerns about the part getting soft. I'm thinking about playing around with ABS filaments but will need to build an enclosure for the printer.

[@2OO_OK]

@@vbared Hi Victor, thanks for your reply. I have only used PLA and have a large white translucent Polyethylene trash bag put over my printer to keep drafts away. The bag moves out of the way when the build plate bumps it, and visually the printer does not look huge like it might with a rigid enclosure. I am 200_OK on onshape.

[@vbared]

@@2OO_OK The bag idea sounds awesome. It would be interesting to find a way to add a heating system to enable printing with polycarbonate filament.

[@2OO_OK]

@@vbared An incandescent light bulb makes heat. Could use a thermostat from electric baseboard heating in a house to control it.