has anyone in australia got a steering box out of or that will fit a 1200 ute as mine has so much play in it. if not does anyone know where u can either buy recoed ones or where u can get em rebuilt thanks guys

you know about the adjusment i pressume?

just checking....

yeah adjusted it as much as i could but still no good and my dad checked all the other common reasons for play but he reckons its just the box.25 years of corners is alot

yeah the one in my RC i had recoed, couldnt tell ya how much it cost sorry, its bloody good now though!

is the insides very complicated im just wondering whether itd be so hard as to get my dad and his mate to reco it they are both toolmakers and im sure they could do it no trouble at all.

take your's off and go to a wreckers with it in hand show the wrecker you have it and then go and find one that either matches or one that is similar like a 120y one or say maybe a 180b or a bluey. i dunno but i have been asking the same question about the play in mine

have a search for play in the forum and read what it says there

and maybe go to OZDAT.com and see what they have to say under the same thread, that might help aswell.

when you figure it out let me know

120y and sunny and just about every other car have diffrent steering boxes

It seems to me that there is a presumption that the steering box from Datsun 1200 nsedans, coupes, wagons & other utes are diferent.
For gods sake, check the wreckers, Pick 'n Payless is a good start. Buy yourself a workshop manual. You will be surprised just how easy they are to overhaul. Your Datsun [Nissan] dealer should be able to supply any parts you need for repair purposes if you chose to go this way.

The adjusting screw on top is NOT a cure all & is in fact the last adjustment to be made after everything else is fixed. If you had a manual you would know that.

So here is the deal. They are repairable & parts should be available.
Steering boxes from other Datsun 1200's, which are in plentifull supply, will fit, so why is anyone bothering to discuss 120Y's & other models?
Chris

because every 1200 is over 30years old and therefore they all have shiet steering boxes, maybe??? duh

i found out that 120y and sunny steering boxes are diffrent from the workshop manual and if you thinks its an easy job then youve never done it cause i couldnt even get the forth bolt that holds it in undone let alone disecting the box itself and pulling the steering column out and all the other drap that goes along with it

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where did ya pull that from?

Age does not weary them,
nor the years condemn.....
it's USAGE, or ABUSE that does it, & useage without oil does it quicker than anything. Excessively wide tyres will diminish service life, but my 185's seem to have had no significant adverse effect.

Is there some suggestion that a high mileage 120Y strreing box [28 years old] will automaticly be in better shape than a lower mileage 1200 box [32 years old] solely on the basis of age? Only the most stupid would say yes.

I have had Datsun 1000 steering boxes that had over 200,000 miles on them, including the one in my sedan, that were / are perfectly servicable. These are the same basic design as the 1200 with several interchangeable parts. There wasn't one that i wasnt able to restore with either a strip, inspect & adjust, or the same thing with a few parts.

That kind of logic [quote below] is what i expect from the mechanicly inept. I had given you credit for being a lot better than that. Durrr

Using the right tools & the right procedure will usually allow you to remove & overhaul any component or subassembly, so keep the cold chisel & half a housebrick in the Mazda toolkit.

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