Splitting Stereo Tracks already in Project

Editting stereo audiofiles allready in the projectwindow seems not to be ideal.
Right now I have these live recorded stereofiles that have som pops and clicks in just one of the sides in a stereo file. I just want to cut a some pops in the right without affecting the left. And yes, one could export or change the stereo file into 2 mono L & R files. But then one has to do all previous chanel settings and other edits again.
I would like being able to just doubleclick the stereofile and just select the L or R track to edit.