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Is Access to the retaining clips something I can get to easily under the diff cover without disturbing critical clearances etc on other stuff in there?
Definitely. The 9.25 is pretty easy to work on IMO.
You can get "wall toggle" bearing pullers for a slide hammer from HF. In the past I've also just used a small piece of flat bar threaded for the slide hammer threads. It has to be short enough to slip into the bearing at an angle but long enough to bridge the ID when roughly centered up.
If you pull both axles you can also drive them out with a long rod from the opposing side.