Do quick releases tighten over time?

[Pale Rider]

A couple of times the quick release on the rear wheel of my 20" bike has been very hard to undo.

There's no way I installed it that tight, so - without getting into a pointless discussion about precession - I wonder if quick release skewers can get tighter over time.

It's a standard Shimano skewer, and because I don't tend to get punctures, it is probably left done up for months at a time.

The bike is my second/caravan bike, so doesn't do thousands of miles, but it will have done hundreds since I last released the skewer.

 

[fossyant]

The lever can get stiff through corrosion.

 

[Rooster1]

As above, they jam up over time. A bit of oil inside does them wonders.

 

[Lonestar]

It's a standard Shimano skewer, and because I don't tend to get punctures, it is probably left done up for YEARS at a time.
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Tell me more.

 

[Smokin Joe]

It's a standard Shimano skewer, and because I don't tend to get punctures, it is probably left done up for months at a time.

Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear