[xjn001]

I belive the Duesenberg J uses the ross steering box, the tubes from the control levers on the steering wheel exit the end of the box,. Are there other car makes that use such a box?I think the 31-33 Pierce Arrow has the same tubes? Are there other brand boxes used on other cars that have the control levers as the Duesenberg? Thanks

[Steve Braverman]

My 1932 Franklin has a Ross steering box as you describe. The length of the column may be different.

[Olympic33]

Some REO models use Ross as well. My Franklin Olympics (same as REO Flying Cloud) all have Ross.

[stude8]

Most Studebakers from 1928 thru 31 used steering colunm center lever shafts passing through the Ross gear boxes. Usually Spark Advance; Manual Throttle and Light switch control. Photo is a 1930 President 8 compartment, note metal rods to distributor and accelorater linkage. STude8

[Ivan_Saxton]

There are three distint but similar Ross steering boxes. The basic "cam and lever" type as used, for instance by AA and BB Stutz had a flat-ended taper section which engaged a flat-bottom thread worm on the shaft to the steering wheel. Too often thes develope a flat spot on one side of the taper, which causes lost movement in the steering at some point. A far better engineering job was the roller type, where the pin was not a fixed part of the lever arm, but mounted to it with a pair of small taper roller bearings so it was less prone to flat spots and lost movement. Naturally more expensive cars used these. I can give you a list of cars for each type, but it would help to know the purpose of the question. The third later type had two taper sections on the lever arm which engage different turns of the thread at the same time, and are supposedly better with respect to free play. It may be significant that Stutz changed to Gemmer for M series and later models. Ivan Saxton