69 gto neutral safety switch

Maybe a dumb question but why do you need a neutral safety switch for a manual trans, never heard of that.

Baaad65 said:

Maybe a dumb question but why do you need a neutral safety switch for a manual trans, never heard of that.

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Keeps you from starting the car in gear.

1971LemansWisc said:

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Thats what i was afraid of. i have the auto pedal bracket. i guess i need the man bracket or forget the switch.

I have a thread up, about the pedals, in the FAQ section.

Tread very carefully in this area! A few big name sellers, market Chevelle pedals as compatible, and they're not!

GTO's had a bolt to hold up the pedals and Chevelles used a fixed shaft. It's a very tricky area.

David69GTO said:

Keeps you from starting the car in gear.

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Didn't know that, I guess it's just force of habit to push in the clutch before starting or make sure it's in neutral.

Baaad65 said:

I guess it's just force of habit to push in the clutch before starting or make sure it's in neutral.

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Yes, but that's not how the factory saw it.

The 68 models didn't have a neutral start either.
So when looking for parts, make sure they're 69-72

And for the record, if you get a high torque starter and you don't install the neutral safety switch, then you can start the car in gear and run it like a hybrid

Many years ago I made it home across town when the clutch rod on the '67 came off and I would start it in gear and chug away from the stops. Never felt the need to have the idiot switch on the GTO clutch pedal but maybe some need it. I guess when the clutch rod broke the clutch pedal went to the floor so I could have still made it home since the switch would have been happy.

I have had two newer manual transmission cars where the clutch safety switch went bad and I was stranded until I got under the dash and twisted the wires together bypassing the switch.