Originally Posted by
dedhed
A slight cone adjustment won't require the removal of the freewheel. Just do the adjustment (likely 1/2 turn or so) on the non drive side. Won't likely move anything so far as to offset the wheel or have axle stick beyond the dropout (if a QR hub).
*Always* adjust the non-drive side.
Sooner or later, if you keep adjusting the drive side, it won't be tight enough to prevent the cone precessing.
Which will destroy the hub.
Plus you will have to remove the freewheel to adjust the drive side.