Q: Rear differential

asked by on October 10, 2016

I have 2 528i bmws one is a lot nicer but the rear differential went out and the trashed one has a a good rear end what kind of tools would i need to take the whole differential off

My car has 144655 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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