That's common.
It's adjustable.
the switch can slide a little on it's mounting screws I believe.

Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Annie" <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: Neutral safety switch

> Back-up lights - sometimes the shifter lever has to be jiggled a little in
> Reverse to get them to come on . . .
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:45 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>  At 11:10 PM 6/2/2011, Annie wrote:
>>>
>>>> I seem to be having some issues with my transmission and we've
>>>> determined
>>>> that it's the neutral safety switch.
>>>>
>>>
>>> The only possible issue that could cause would be that you can't crank
>>> the
>>> engine.  Care to be a bit less coy about the symptoms?
>>>
>>> The switch is up at the shifter housing, not very difficult to get to -
>>> the assembly is on 37.2.  Ken Wilford certainly has the parts if
>>> necessary,
>>> no doubt Bus Depot and others too.  If it is a switch problem, cleaning
>>> it
>>> may very well take care of it; it's a substantial assembly.
>>>
>>> Yrs,
>>> d
>>>
>>
>> And of course, as Scott says, the back-up lights.  Same switch, different
>> contact position.
>>
>> Yrs,
>> d
>>