The story
From crank + walk. From crankshaft drifting around alignment.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The condition of having excessive play in the crankshaft alignment, letting it drift back and forth, allowing off-alignment interaction with the rest of the engine. Full definition →
From crank + walk. From crankshaft drifting around alignment.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.