Alaste Diff Cover Review

[simoncrabb]

Just fitted mine, fits nice, a bit fiddly to get in place, but I'm impressed!

Tamiya should have done this in the first place!

[Fredrik Emilsson]

I´m glad you liked it.

I´ve got a simple manual on the way.
Trick is to tilt the bottom part a bit forward when you fit it into the bulkhead. If you do, you don´t have to remove the front brace.
Then put the belt into the bottom part.
Next thing is to insert the "T-shaped" part and then attach top deck. When top deck is in place, the "T" is also secured. As you may have seen, the "T" has a very precise fit in the top deck.
Then you fit the diff/belt. This part is almost the most difficult part because the belt tensioners on the diff have to be correctly rotated. Otherwise it feels very tight.
Finally attach the cover and the upp bulkhead/shock mount.

Btw, how do you think it looks? Not to bad?

[simoncrabb]

Yes, I figured the top deck has to come off, or be loosened. Fits fine though after a bit of fiddling.

I like the look of it, I'm always worried about 3d printed items being a little fragile, but that item is only for dirt protection, so that method of manufacture is perfectly good enough.

[Fredrik Emilsson]

Yes, top deck must come of in order to fit the bottom part.

But on the other hand you never have to remove that part. To remove the diff you only have to remove upper bulkhead/shock tower (of course) and lift the top part.

The front/bottom part is ~3 mm thick, should be strong enough.

[F-1]

Today I was received Fredric's diff covers! They fits nice! Thank you Fredrik!
I do one modification for quickly diff removing: file the front and rear top decks for free placing T -shaped part

[Fredrik Emilsson]

Thanks F1!

But you don´t have to remove the T-shaped part in order to remove the diff. So there is no need to modify the top decks.
The top deck is supposed to secure the T-shaped part.

[F-1]

When I did not removed the t-shape parts, I can remove the diff, because the belt is string taut and did not give me remove the diff)) T-shape dont came off because the upper parts holds them

[Fredrik Emilsson]

Do you have wires that affects the belts tension when removing the diff? If thats the case, just remove some material from the lower part of the "T". Will reduce the belt tension.
Must be a bit tricky to fit the T-shaped part after you have fitted the belt and diff?