I got started on the Cessna annual today. I decided to tackle a messy job first - wheels and bearings. I had to replace the right tire as well. As anybody who has actually packed a bearing can attest, it is a messy job, even with a bearing packing gadget.
I've never tackled that job, but I'll take your word for it.
You seem like an honest bloke and as someone once said, "If you read it on the internet, you know it's true."
Seriously, John, my hat is off to you. I would never know how to do any maintenance on a plane.