That doesn't make sense Jeff. You don't have to put your foot on the brake to move between forward and reverse - just to take it out of park.

 

This is my first vehicle in many years that has one and thought the pedal had to be pressed to go up out of neutral along with out of park,I just got this truck running right and have not driven it much but I know I have driven vehicles that needed the pedal pushed to get out of neutral going towards reverse. I am used to driving 70s and older vehicles with none of those devices and could have sworn I had to push the brake to go from neutral to reverse but could be wrong,its still going to be disconnected eventually.

 

I have no idea where I got the idea the brake pedal needed to be pressed to shift in any gear,maybe too much work and not enough play is the reason. It is still going to be eliminated along with the lock plate that keeps the steering wheel from moving unless its out of park,my fleet includes a 55 Ford convertible,65 galaxie and a 66 F100 that have none of those devices and that is the way I like it so the 95 will be the same after I do some tinkering. I grew up driving and using machinery that do not have all that idiot proof safety switches and know how to do it safely.

 

Yes you can. I unplugged mine and was able to shift whenever I wanted to. Some time later when I had the column out to pull the dash, I went a step further and removed the entire interlock solenoid from the column and tossed it in the trash. Also removed the steering wheel lock and the mechanism that won't let you take the key out if the shifter ain't in park.

I see some people's point of view on why they would leave them in place, but as for me I don't leave the truck running when there's dogs or kids in it unless there's an adult in there too and I ALWAYS use the parking brake even on flat level ground. Companies install safety interlocks so they don't get sued and/or to comply with regulations, other than that they do not actually care about YOUR safety... that's YOUR job. Our old 1940's John Deere and Allis Chalmers tractors didn't have any interlocks on them... if you started it in gear and drove thru a wall, or left it in neutral without the brake set and it rolled into a lake, it was your own dang fault so you learned to think before doing.

Personally I think CERTAIN safety features make people more careless, where they start to rely on the safety systems rather than their own actions.

 

I was beginning to think I was the only one here with that point of view,I was always told to be smarter then the machine and when I was not I dealt with what happened. I miss the days when common sense ruled.

 

No worries man, I feel the same way. Too many people rely on others to do their thinking for them these days. I grew up with the ridiculous safety stuff (I'm only in my thirties) but most of it was bypassed or never existed in the first place on anything Dad owned and so it's the same with most of mine and his stuff today. Guess I'm old school... just the way I was raised. Whether it was a tractor, gun, truck, power tools, whatever, it was "think for yourself" or don't use the damn thing at all!

Now certain things like safety valves on air compressors are just common sense. I am not anti-safety, I just don't believe in going overboard with it.