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Ok so backlash shims on this car from my reading are the c-clips cut to a different thickness (and they are a different thickness on each side of the diff, done so that the ring -gear is shifted closer or further away from the pinion gear).

And the bearings are held in place by the same c-clips. Removing the axle shafts is generally pretty easy, requires a slide hammer. The difficult part is the bearing races. They can be pulled with a bearing puller jaw, but they are pressed very close to the diff and require a bit of massaging to get them spaced out enough so a jaw can grip them. I have access to a press if I need it.

Install should begin Saturday assuming my dial indicator and magnetic stand comes in on time; its still not here, but everything else is.

I bought my diff from Harold at HP Autowerks and my M3-spec LCAs from ECS!