Wheel Alignment Angles: Drift/Pull

2009 Mercury Milan Premier, 3.0 1, AWDSECTION Drift/Pull
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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.

  • 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.
  • Drift/pull may be induced by conditions external to the vehicle (for example, wind, road crown).
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