Originally Posted by
DnvrFox
I have seen folks who simply tighten the QR like a nut, without using the lever portion as a lever, simply as a handle to twist the nut part of the QR as tight as they can get it, missing the added tightness of closing the lever. This is what I am concerned about, and it is great that it never occurred to you to do that. Doing this could be very dangerous, especially on a rear dropout with no "lawyer's tabs."
Ok, but that is not a matter of common sense, that is a matter of being completely clueless. No offense to anyone who's been there, done that, there is no shame in being clueless about such things if this is the first mechanically oriented job you have attempted. It is just a matter of getting trained, reaching that "aha" moment where you see how it is supposed to work, and then all sorts of mechanical things will start to make a lot more sense to you. Your, explanation above should be all that is needed to prevent a newbie from falling into this trap, no need to make it sound like a job for a rocket scientist! We all have to learn sometime and my innate mechanical sense came from helping my dad fix cars from about age eight.
Ken