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Mercury Mountaineer AWD V6-4.0L VIN E (2002)04 · Maintenance
04 · Maintenance

Alignment: Specifications (page 4 of 5)

Make
Mercury
Model
Mountaineer AWD
Engine
V6-4.0L VIN E
Year
2002
Section
Alignment
MaintenanceSpecifications · page 4 of 5
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Rear Ride Height Measurement 

Wheel Track 

Dogtracking 

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

Wander 

Wander is the tendency of the vehicle to require frequent, random left and right steering wheel corrections to maintain a straight path down a level
road.

Shimmy 

Shimmy, as observed by the driver, is large, consistent, rotational oscillations of the steering wheel resulting from large, side-to-side (lateral)
tire/wheel movements.
Shimmy is usually experienced near 64 km/h (40 mph), and can begin or be amplified when the tire contacts pot holes or irregularities in the road
surface.

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.

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