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That was one of the problems with the old Lucas generators, they used a bushing back there & old auto electricians had a good supply of new ones in a tin of oil. They usually had a couple of spare back plates with a new bush fitted as well to allow a quick turnaround.
Sometimes the shaft would wear right through into the end plate & Lucas always did a brisk business in spare parts. Typicly, the Japs used a rolling element bearing & reliability increased greatly.

Are you saying that American 'made' altenators [Delco, Motorola etc] use bushes, or American market Datsun 1200 Altenators use bushings?