Help with installing a quick release on my rear tire

If you are somewhat mechanically inclined and have a little patience, you can do this...It is a fairly simple process, remove the wheel, remove the locking nuts and spin the axel out (MAKE SURE YOU ARE CAREFULL WITH THE BEARINGS).   Lay out the pieces on a towel (not one of your wife's good ones) in the exact order they came out.  Replace the old axel with the new one and reassemble.  Check out Sheldon Brown's web site (do a google), he has a lot of good step by step guides...goods luck

MinnesotaBrian - 2005-03-10 2:25 PM Hate to say it, but you're better off buying new wheels. In order to install a QR, you have to replace the axle, probably replace the bearings, have the whole thing re-packed, and then you have a QR. I'd save the cash, save a little more, then save a little more, and get yourself a new bike! Keep in mind that buying new wheels doesn't mean you have to spend a thousand bucks or more. I got myself a new set of Shimano R545 wheels last year and they were less than $300. The new R550's are only about $250. If the bike is a mountain bike, the wheels are about the same, but called M550's instead. Clever, those Shimano dudes. Good luck, and let us know what you decide to do!

NO WAY!

new wheels ??????

All you need parts-wise is a new axle and the QR, You'll have to remove the cassette, take the hub apart and remove the cones and lock nuts from the solid axle, but that's not a big deal really. Re-packing bearings is just a routine maintance issue anyway. If you are uncomfortable taking a hub apart, your LBS can do the whole deal for not too much $$$. I still think this is a fairly straight-forward do-it-yourselfer

My LBS installed one for me a couple of years ago for about $35.00CAN, which is what, about $1.95USD?

This included the cost of the QR and labour - took them about 25 min while I shopped.