[mconover867]

Just wanna start out by complimenting everyone on this forum. The majority of the time I can't contribute b/c I'm coming here for answers or it's already been said better than I could have said it. ON to the problem....

2001 60th cherokee w/ almost 61K, little over a month ago reverse lights started working intermittently, then stopped altogether. Two weeks ago check engine light came on, local autozone says P0705 and P0456. P0456 is small exhaust leak, hopefully and will be taken care of next paycheck. P0705 is for a misfunction trany contol system... which makes me think NSS b/c of engine light and reverse lights... This past week, every now and again tranny wouldn't shift outta 3rd into 4th. Cycling the tranny gears solved the problem, even more for the NSS... decide to clean it...

Today, get the 12mm adjusting bolt, the 7/8? nut and washer off, did not remove shift linkage. Attempted, for 3 hours, to remove the NSS, but couldn't get it to budge. Tried it in P and N. Various positions w/ hands, various sized/shaped flatheads, M-80's, TNT, C-4, atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs etc. Put the 7/8? nut back on a couple turns and used a flathead and the oil pan as leverage to get if off and slightly stripped the bolt (nut still goes on aok) and nada, nothing, zip... So I'm at a loss... am I missing any other bots, nuts, padlocks, combinations??? Even did a NSS dance, with no luck. Luckily it still runs, knock on wood, so it's not dire. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Maybe tomorrow I'll use some antimatter...