I've done this recently....no real shortcuts, sorry to say. A couple of the the bolts for the bracket are kinda hard to get to. Be sure and put a rag under everything before you start,,,to catch anything which drops. Once the bolts are out for the bracket, you can just move it out of the way. The rest is pretty easy.

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