Do you protect your axle housings?

[pritch]

I *think* I've just got my TLT-1 to the point where I'm happy to take it out for a bit of action. Mounted the shocks to the top of the chassis to bring up the ride height and improve scale look a bit.

I'm a bit concerned that the axle housings on the TLT may be a little weak, and also there's some exposed hardware. It's not quite as bad as my old clod-based crawler used to be, but I still remember from that the rounded exposed screws and worn plastic screw housings with some pain when diff rebuild time came around...

I know mainstream crawlers have better designs, but wondered if anyone can recommend a material or method to protect? I've fashioned a centre skid from carbon fibre mounted with double-sided but as the axles have lots of shapes need something flexible, or coating etc.

Thanks

[Calderwood]

When everyone ran TLTs back in the day we did just the opposite. We shaved the cases for more clearance.

[pritch]

I can understand that, but this one is a basher/crawler cross-over and I'd like it durable. Any ideas? I'm thinking maybe get a glue gun and just put a bit of hot glue in places, that can always be pulled off.

Sun was shining today so I took it with us for a walk up a steepish hill to a monument with great views out across the countryside, great run for smaller scalers actually, took it out the trunk of the car....

.... of course I did remember to bring the Tx??? D'OH!!!