Originally Posted by
Bill Kapaun
One thing I didn't see mentioned is how cinching the skewer has an effect on bearing clearance.
Clinch it tighter and the bearing play decreases. Too loose and they are sloppy.
I always feel for play in the hub and adjust accordingly.
The bearings should be adjusted to be correct when adequate clamping force is applied by the QR skewer, not by adjusting the clamping force to adjust bearings play.
That is why hub bearings should be adjusted under a "pre-load" when servicing the hubs. That takes the guess work out of mounting the wheel. Look on the Park tool website for an easy way of doing this.