1938 LaSalle Production - GM Heritage Center

equal length steering cross rods mounted parallel to the
lower forked arms of the Knee Action assembly. Each
cross rod operates a front wheel.
A drag link controls the two cross rods at the center,
hence the name "Center Point." This drag link is cross
mounted on LaSalle and Cadillac Sixty, and longitudinally
mounted on the V-8 and Fleetwood. The latter
method provides the larger Cadillacs with steering ease
equivalent to that of the smaller models. Steering
knuckle thrust is taken through ball bearings.
The drag link is operated by a roller shaft extending
from the bottom of the steering gear housing. An eccentric
bushing around this shaft facilitates steering gear
adjustment. All models use the sturdy worm and double
V-8 and Fleetwood Center Point Steering
roller type of gear mechanism. This is straddle mounted
to provide rigidity and to maintain correct roller and
tooth contacts at all times.
The Fleetwood steering gear housing is now mounted
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