Fitting 'bare' Matshita UJ-875S into iMac G5 optical drive housing

I have just ordered a UJ-875S optical drive to replace the original Matshita UJ-825 in my iMac G5. I see that this replacement drive will come 'bare' and need to be fitted into the existing optical drive housing. I'm not anticipating problems here, but would appreciate any tips / advice on things to look out for. Thanks.

It was no problem to fit after all. Took about 20 minutes.

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