On a 1997 XK8, is this switch supposed to have a metal tab / lever similar to what we can see on the Park switch?

If so, has anyone had success sourcing a replacement, or fabricating some kind of alternative? TIA....


Believe the bottom one is Neutral, and is supposed to have a metal tab?

 

Jim,
that switch should have a clip-on lever. DevonDavid has a picture of the complete bracket assembly:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...4/#post1799098

It looks as if yours has already had attention as the rivets have been drilled and replaced with self-tappers. I couldn't find any specific info on a substitute switch, but Mouser seems to be a good go-to in the US.

Perhaps the MIA lever has fallen into the mechanism?

 

Thank you. I found a couple for sale on eBay but they also seem to have the clip missing. I did look around in the mechanism but cannot seem to locate that little clip. I'm considering finagling some kind of job with a safety pin (paperclip isn't strong enough to stand up to repeated use) but as you mention, perhaps Mouser has something. After all, this doesn't have to be this exact switch, anything that can mount and close the circuit on contact should work... If I find a decent product I'll post it here.

 

I found mine just laying down inside the shifter area and re-bent it to reinstall

. Here’s a pic of both switches and tabs

 

It seems you have the long tab on Park and the short on Neutral. Mine has a short on Park and nothing on Neutral...

It's always fun inheriting something that someone else has fooled with, to be sure I will take another look for a glint of metal down there.

Thank you for the photo & advice!

 

Just following up here; Whilst fiddling with the shifter assembly recently, I noticed a glint of metal and lo, the Neutral lever was there! Covered in dust under the shifter and very hard to see.

After reinstallation, the Transmission Fault has not returned.

 

I have a kit I'm selling for 80.00.
it includes 2 microswitches, drill bit and rivets to attach new ones.
You can do this without removing the shifter. You'll need to remove the covers and the screws that hold the top of shifter to gain access to the switches.
Drill out old ones, cut and solder wires to new switches , rivet new ones in.