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Lincoln Continental V8-4.6L DOHC VIN V (1998)03 · Maintenance
03 · Maintenance

Alignment: Specifications (page 3 of 5)

Make
Lincoln
Model
Continental
Engine
V8-4.6L DOHC VIN V
Year
1998
Section
Alignment
MaintenanceSpecifications · page 3 of 5
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Dogtracking

DOGTRACKING/WHEEL TRACK 

Wheel track is the relation of the rear wheels compared to the front wheels when driving in the straight ahead path.

Dogtracking is the condition in which the rear axle is not square to the chassis. Heavily crowned roads can give the illusion of dogtracking.

DRIFT/PULL 

Pull is a tugging sensation, felt by the hands on the steering wheel, that must be overcome to keep the vehicle going straight.

Drift describes what a vehicle with this condition does with hands off the steering wheel.

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A vehicle-related drift/pull, on a flat road, will cause a consistent deviation from the straight-ahead path and require constant steering input in the
opposite direction to counteract the effect.

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Drift/pull may be induced by conditions external to the vehicle (i.e., wind, road camber).

NIBBLE 

Sometimes confused with shimmy, nibble is a condition resulting from tire interaction with various road surfaces and observed by the driver as small
rotational oscillations of the steering wheel.

POOR RETURNABILITY 

Poor returnability and sticky steering is used to described the poor return of the steering wheel to center after a turn or the steering correction is
completed.

POOR GROOVE FEEL 

Poor groove feel is characterized by little or no buildup of turning effort felt in the steering wheel as the wheel is rocked slowly left and right within
very small turns around center or straight-ahead (under 20 degrees of steering wheel turn). Efforts may be said to be "flat on center."

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Under 20 degrees of turn, most of the turning effort that builds up comes from the mesh of gear teeth in the steering gear. In this range, the steering
wheel is not yet turned enough to feel the effort from the self-aligning forces at the road wheel or tire patch.

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In the diagnosis of a readability problem, it is important to understand the difference between wander and poor groove feel.

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