I am working on a buddys 99 Yamaha Big Bear. He was having problems with the neutral light not coming on or only coming on when he flipped the shifter around for a while. I checked the switch to ground, 1.2 megohms. Shorted out the wire and the light worked good. So I removed the clutch and replaced the switch.

I was able to get the light to come on once and that is it. Reverse light is working fine. Resistance is open on the neutral circuit. If I ground out the circuit the light works and it starts.

So here is my question, was I supposed to index the switch when I put it in? Do the detent(piece that makes the switch) have to be replaced? I checked it to ground when I had it open and it was<2 ohms.

I don’t want to take it back apart but maybe that is what needs to happen. Hate to waste a $50 switch….. I know I can just bypass it but it is not my machine.