Bushing Repair

Here's a fix for the loose steering column which every 1200 now seems to have after 30 years... a polyethylene bushing.

It is located in the top of the steering colum (i.e. steering wheel end) and unscrews. It is behind the turn signal indicator assembly.

This is like a $10 fix, although you have to drill, cut and/or whittle the polyethylene yourself. It is low-friction and self-lubricating. Machine one up yourself out of Nylon - $10. With some time and patience you can whittle it with a knife.

Or buy one already made from Nissan. The Nissan part number is:

48910-H1020 or 48910-H1021 Column Bush (1971-1973)
Newer utes use a totally different setup
the screw in type AU$56. Press the new bush into the screw part, per the Factory Service Manual.
the press fit type AU$26, essentially a rubber bush with a copper sleeve

A friendly Nissan dealer is the place to ask for the part.

you can still get them genuine from Nissan
- looks like some sort of engineering plastic (eg delrin) and encased in the threaded and castellated metal outer.

Alternative
as a quick fix , cut 4 small pieces of cork, lube them up and push them in place.

Part Numbers

Steering Column Lock Actuator: ACDELCO E1499A $19.87 USD from http://www.rockauto.com
48064-H0002 BUSHING-column (1971-1973) non-collapsible column
48910-H1021 BUSH, steering column Column Bush (1971-1973), supercedes 48910-H1020 for Collapsible type column (GL, GX models, and USA models)
25540-H1007 COMP-SWITCH TURN SIGNAL & DIMMER $155.78 USD, supercedes 25540-H1006
25540-H1100 COMP-SWITCH TURN SIGNAL & DIMMER (OPTION, DX, GL, GX) passing switch type?

USA Gear Set

48103-H1002 Shaft-sector $177.83
48820-H1900 ASSY-SHAFT,COLUMN NLA

Steering Column Cover

B120 - 32mm diameter steering column

48471-95W00 COVER-STEERING COLUMN GRAY UPPER 8910-
48472-95W00 COVER-STEERING COLUMN GRAY LOWER 8910-
- replaces 48470-H1015 COVER SET-STEERING COLUMN
48474-95W00 PLUG-SHIFT LEVER 8910-
48477-C0400 [99072] PLATE-CAUTION 8910-
08540-41212 [54=truss head, 04 mm diameter,12mm length] 10mm diameter head
08530-42012 [53=oval head, 04 mm diameter,20mm length] 8mm diameter head
It seems the Nissan Catalog has the last two reversed. You need three of the 20mm oval head and one of the 12mm truss head. The 12mm fixes the Cover to the Column. The other three hold the two halves together.

48470-H1010 COVER SET-STEERING COLUMN [cut for 25.6 mm diameter shaft]

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