Differential seal question

[Brock]

On my tri drive, my middle diff is leaking at the bottom where the pumpkin bolts to the banjo housing so I need to slide the diff forward a bit and re silicone it.... Question is there any leeway without removing the axle shafts? Can the pumpkin slide out even a half inch, enough to get a silicone tip in there?

Today I did a bad wheel seal on the same axle and it took a very very long time to get the axle out the one side as the cones in the axle studs were seized in there solid! Had to fight to remove some and fight even harder to remove the stud on others...... If I could get away with not opening the other side, they would be great ...,.... But I doubt it.