I replaced the cylinders on mine. I had 'everything' apart at the time. I can't see any reason you can't replace them without removing anything else(other than the interior pieces for access). The bolts are a little tough to reach but not impossible. Two special 'pivot' bolts at the bottom of the cylinder and the one you can see at the rod end. There is the line fitting, at the bottom of the cylinder, that's hard to reach too. I posted the bleeding instructions a while back. I got them from the repair manual.