Rear U-Joint repair question

[SMatson802@aol.com]

Can the U-joint carrier be removed from the rear axle?  The inboard end of 
the axle is splined and there is a hole that looks to be for a holding pin.  
It looks like you could drive the pin out, slide the u-joint off the splines 
of the axle and then just replace the u-joint on the bench.  I would like to 
avoid taking the entire axle, upright, suspension, brake, unit off for this.
Thanks,
Steve Matson
smatson802@aol.com