I wouldn't rather pay a mechanic, I was saying that if I couldn't accomplish the task for whatever reason, I'd have to push it to a mechanic (I'd actually drive it there)

Thanks to the responses I got, I don't think that will be the case.

As for jacking the car up, I'm either gonna have to buy/borrow some jack stands or just use my car's original jack to hold up the driver's front - whether just to drop the half shaft for clearance or to remove the wheel - as was my original plan.

If I put the car up on jack stands and slowly shuffle my way underneath, I'd expect a difficult time getting at the bolts whereas if I had access to a lift I could stand up "into" that area just a bit once the splash guards are removed, that's why I'm trying to avoid laying under the car for this job.