I have lost the nut that held the steering wheel to the column, does anyone know what size it is and C or F thread.

Thanks

Bob

Don't know the size, but it is a thin nut, about 1/2 the size of a standard nut. You might ask around to see if someone has an extra. I have an old half assembled steering column in the basement, I'll check to see if it has the nut on it. If it does, it's yours.

Sorry, no luck.

Thanks for looking

Bob

Bob,

I wonder if you just can't use a regular nut from a place like home Depot. They have thin nuts also.

Ricks has them for $1.70 (P/N HW-78) (http://www.rickscamaros.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/cgi-local/smpagegen.exe?U+scstore+wqxh9583ff77af77+-p+-c+scstore.cfg+HW-78), but it would cost you more to ship it here than the nut costs! I didn't see it in the Classic Industries catalog, but since you are in So Cal, you might want to give them a call.

Ed

Mine is about 5 foot 10 inches and 200 lbs !! :clonk:

Mine is about 5 foot 10 inches and 200 lbs !! :clonk:


Hey Joe, I got two of those same size nuts at home as well.:clonk:


Bob, sounds like you need to take a trip to the local boneyard...any same era GM nut should fit...Hey, who knows what else you may find there...Mike:D

The lost nut will come home when he gets hungry!!!

The nut is 9/16" SAE fine thread. This is from a '69 non-tilt steering column. Ace hardware , or an auto parts store will probably have a nut with the same thread. It will be thicker than the original, though. I don't know if that will matter??....Jb

I bought a 7/16-20 for a lathe, the other day. It was thin, but I don't know if they had 9/16. Worth a look.

Look for a jam nut.