How quick they come apart really depends on where you are. I just had to change the front wheel bearing my my SIL's GMC 4x4. Never did it before so I googled it and there we a number of YouTube video's out there, all of them saying "you will spend hours with hammer, chisels,, gas wrench, etc. getting the old bearing out". Took my 15 minutes to swap them. I do not live where rust is an issue, nor salt.

I changed a number of CV shafts out in my 86 Daytona, similar to the Caravan's setup. I could do both in 30 minutes without having to touch the ball joints. Jack up car, pull tires, remove axle nut, smack end of axle stub with a hammer to pop it loose, crank the steering wheel all the way over (opposite direction from the side you are working on), pull shaft out, put in new, reassemble. Air tools though.

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