Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Drehschläge am Lenkrad

English translation:

jerking of the steering wheel

Added to glossary by Steffen Walter
May 2, 2008 17:53
16 yrs ago
German term

Drehschläge am Lenkrad

German to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks On-road testing
In a test specifications document for on-road testing of a truck:

Zu einer negativen Bewertung führen unter anderem **Drehschläge am Lenkrad**, übermäßige Lenkbewegungen zur Spurhaltung.

I think this may refer to having to turn the steering wheel (excessively) to keep control of the vehicle, but I am not quite sure.

Many thanks in advance.
Change log

May 5, 2008 20:51: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/620364">Julianne Rowland's</a> old entry - "Drehschläge am Lenkrad"" to ""Jerking of the steering wheel""

Discussion

MichaB May 2, 2008:
having to turn the steering wheel = übermäßige Lenkbewegungen
look for "Schläge am Lenkrad". Here is a German example:
http://www.verkehrsrundschau.de/sixcms/detail.php/59382?temp...
Heidi Lind May 2, 2008:
when the vehicle pulls to one side when driving that is called torque steer.
Erika Berrai-Flynn May 2, 2008:
Bei Power tools werden Drehschläge als "rotary impacts" übersetzt.
Ingrid Moore May 2, 2008:
You are on the right track. "Drehschläge am Lenkrad" refer to wobble, or wheel run-out or out of true. Maybe this will help you. I am not a specialist in this field.

Proposed translations

1 hr
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vibration / jerking of the steering wheel

Vibration if it is a periodic motion, jerking for a one-time event.
Peer comment(s):

neutral MichaB : maybe! A "Schlag" never is periodic. It is like a "shake", the steering wheel "jumps" from one side to the other. I don`t know how to explain it in English, but IMHO jerking is the best suggestion upto now
12 hrs
Thanks, Micha - note that we don't have a single "Schlag" but "Schläge."
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you to everyone who contributed. I ended up going with 'jerking', as I think this term reflects the intended meaning best."
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oversteer/understeer

If you are not holding onto the steering wheel when the vehicle is travelling forwards and the tracking pulls the car to one side, this is called oversteer/understeer.

"Oversteer is a phenomenon that can occur in an automobile which is attempting to turn. The car is said to oversteer when the rear wheels do not track behind the front wheels but instead slide out toward the outside of the turn. Oversteer can throw the car into a spin. The effect is opposite to that of understeer."
Peer comment(s):

disagree MichaB : sorry, but thats something different
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steering wheel play

This has to do with how much 'play' there is in the steering wheel for the truck. If one has to "drehen" a good deal to keep the truck going straight, that's the term
Peer comment(s):

disagree MichaB : sorry, but thats something different
10 hrs
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steering wheel shimmy

This is the term used when the "Schläge" are periodic. Although Mike is right the "a" Schlag is never period; a number of "Schläge" in a row certainly can be.
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