Installed an Instep bike trailer adapter on rear axle (first picture). This caused rear axle to not go all the way through on other side (second picture). The axle catches threads on first part of nut but not all of them. You cannot pull it off but it still spins, won’t fully tighten. Is this good enough? Should I get longer axle?
by Cobalt2720
2 Comments
You need a longer quick release
Your description makes me feel that you don’t know how to tighten this qr skewer. The nut is not used to tighten. It’s screwed on far enough for the lever action to provide actual clamping force.
This cheap style of skewer nut has metal insert that’s threaded and encased in outer plastic, like this [https://i.imgur.com/thR1JuX.png](https://i.imgur.com/thR1JuX.png) If the skewer engages all of the metal threads then it is long enough and doesn’t need to poke through. There’s no point in guessing whether you need a longer one because you can check that.
Your plastic cap might have sheared off the nut if you say it’s spinning without tightening, but regardless of that the lever should still put some clamping force.