I have many cars with more miles than yours is why I ask the question. It is a serious one, how does swapping from left to right give you more life in them?

Sure you can pop the inner stub axle out from the rear diff to swap axles left to right without removing the triple square bolts. Nothing to it, just will be creating more work than removing the bolts at both ends of the axle. You may also run into clearances issues with the stub attached. Do you not have a copy of the factory service manual?

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