Appreciate your thought. It seems to me that those 4 Output Shaft Cap bolts can come out just as easy, if not easier, with the Box still in the vehicle. The O-rings are installed to the Cap. What can be easier than that! Those bolts are just staring me right in the face with easy access from beneath.

I've R&Red steering gears before. Not difficult, just a PITA. Yes, heavy. If the Box ever needs a complete overhaul, I' would most likely send if out to someone who has all the special tools.

For the time being, my original question slightly reworded ... will my method in the first post work?

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