Originally Posted by
UltimateSL7
On the original fork, the initial diagnosis was the QR nut was too big and the deformity is hitting it. First thing mechanic did when I took the bike there was to grab a smaller QR from his shelf and tried it. 10 minutes after he said the second problem is the dropouts aren’t aligned - nothing can be done other to do some filing which he is not willing to do. Smaller QR didn’t really solve the issue.
You can always try sitting it on the ground with the wheel/axle in the fork without a skewer which would give you a better view of what is happening.
I've always been a little suspicious of pure carbon fiber dropouts. If you clamp the skewer down hard enough to hold the wheel up off of the dropout, then you'll likely damage something.
Too bad, if a company knows they have a return, they don't take the time to verify the replacement part is properly aligned and functional.