Originally Posted by
madpogue
Edit -- looks like the one pictured would have room for a cone wrench with the lock ring out of the way. But I just removed the freewheel from one of my destructo-model hubs, and indeed, even without the lock ring, the flats of the cone are out of reach.
....when I first disassembled one, I thought maybe it was put together improperly. I mean, how much would it take to make that drive side cone stick out a little more, so you could get a wrench on the flats ? It's very mysterious to me. There must be some approved servicing procedure of which I'm unaware.