'88 325 Diff: Open to LSD

[addison05]

Hello everybody. I have a 1988 325, it has a 2.93 Open diff. I ordered the lsd internals, I am wondering how hard it is to take the open diff out and swap in the LSD unit. From what I understand, once the open unit is out, I have to put the ring gear onto the LSD unit. But do I have to take the entire Diff case out to get the open diff out? Thanks!

[vdubspeed]

you can leave the diff in the car but honestly...once you've done all the work to open the back and pulled the axle stubs/sides...all you have left is four bolts on the top and the driveshaft.

Pull the whole thing bro.