swapping out ring and pinion 7 1/4

I know the FSM says you need a case spreader, BUT!!! I have never seen a 7 1/4 that did not have carrier bearing adjusters. Just pull the axles, remove the adjuster locks from the bearing caps. Insert a "E" body torsion bar (or a rod with a 1 3/8 hex size nut welded to the rod) into the axle tube and loosen the bearing adjuster.