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i guess it would all depend on make and model of  'van, i recently put a complete new jockey wheel and winder on our's ( an aging avondale / perle orestes) and it was simplicity itself only took 5 minutes , ours is clamped to the 'A' frame via an adjustable clamp affair ,so all i had to do was loosen off the screw down bolt ,then off with the old and on with the new and screw back down again.

our tin ten was on level ground at the time and all 4 corner steadies were down, oh and i didn't have to remove the 'A' frame cover either as our's has a cut away section to allow direct access to the jockey wheel, i know not all 'vans do

hope this helps in some small way

Wind down the jockey wheel till the front is high, then stick some block under front corner steadies and lower them so that the front is still high. Then loosen Jockey wheel by the clamp so that it takes no weight fro mthe van and then unwind it until it falls apart. Then fit new jockey wheel and then drop corner steadies. Just thought I would spell it out as some comment that you need to lift the front and I can see the potential here for you holding up the front of the van with your hands whilst wife fiddles with jockey wheel!!!!

Phil