In lots of ways it should be plug and play as you put it. Look out for an awkwardly placed clamp for the boot though - they can be positioned in such a way that you can't fit one bolt into the differential.

Also be aware that the bolts supplied should have that thread locker tape already on the bolts. It has been reported that GKN have been skipping this step and that people have been installing these bolts with out any loctite so they come loose...

...if you had ordinary hex head Allen bolts before you might find that the new ones turn up with T12(?) male torx heads.

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