Originally Posted by
Doug64
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.
I KNOW how they SHOULD be adjusted!
Are you assuming everybody has their bearings adjusted perfectly?
My point was that clamping force has an effect.
IF someone has never used a QR before, like the OP, that they have to pay attention to the proper amount to clamp the wheel in.
It's not a case of harder is better.