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You'll need to put that corner of the truck on a jack stand, pull the wheel/tire, remove the caliper and bracket, remove the axle nut, remove the shock (might not be necessary, but makes it easier), remove the pinch bolt at the top of the knuckle, remove the outer end of the cv from the hub/knuckle, and then pull the cv out of the front axle. Then, you can pull the old seal, drive in the new one, and reassemble everything. You can do it with the average set of hand tools, but you will need a 32 mm (?) socket for the axle nut and a torque wrench that goes up to 162 ft/lbs. I would plan on it taking the better part of the day in the driveway, especially if you haven't done it before. There are some pics in my build thread of mine torn apart that might help explain things a little better, if not I'm sure i could dig some up for you (I've had the front end of my truck apart far too many times lol)
OK, thanks. Don't think I need the pictures; I've got a pretty good idea how what you describe will go.