I just replaced the rear rim, sprocket on rim and had a new chain installed. But this nut (not sure if that is what you call it) keeps coming loose and the rim and tire keeps driving into the frame making riding harder. So my question is can this nut be too tight and put pressure on the bearings? I am new to biking. If not I need to really cinch it down so the rim will not move. Last night had to stop 7 times to retighten it. Also that lever is it pushed it to tighten, or pull out?
by modelsinc1967b
3 Comments
This is no nut, this is a quick release. You flip the leaver to tighten it, you don’t spin it like a nut.
Don’t take that personal but how did you learn to replace all the parts correctly without knowing how to operate a quick release axle in the first place?
The nut is on the other end of the skewer, and yes, you can tighten it too much. It needs to be tightened just enough so that the quick release lever you have in your picture can be firmly shut. Watch this video…. https://youtu.be/xFx7UXyjW4Y?si=xkeQxY2JB2Ua3Os4
It’s the lever for the 9mm quick release skewer. Usually, you need to loosen the nut on the other side of the lever. In order to tighten this, you need to adjust the nut on the other side and push in the lever. Tighten the nut just enough that when you push in the lever it will have just enough tension that you could push it in fully. Over tightening the skewer might lead to binding the axle dropouts to the hubs, making the hubs compress so much that it might affect the rotation of the wheel.