Anti-sieze compound is a silver-colored lubricant.
Some people (including myself) seal the nipple ends inside of the hub with
silicone sealer, to keep the grease from leaking out. I just read an article
in British Car (or rather the successor mag) that said this could seal in
moisture and cause rusting, but I don't see how you'd get water inside the
hubs -- not in California, at any rate. Maybe spring driving through slush
in the snow belt... but then I see you're in NJ. In your case I still think
it would be OK, if you removed the wheels say, twice a year, and cleaned off
and replenished the lubricant. Which you should do anyway.
on 6/21/03 3:49 AM, MGTD1952@cs.com at MGTD1952@cs.com wrote:
> My wire wheels are currently lubricated with basic grease, and it looks a
> mess after many miles/months as it has seeped through the nipples. When I
> first
> purchased the car several years ago, the hubs/splines were lubricated with a
> silver colored materaial (not quite the consistency of grease) and even when
> it
> seeped through the nipples it didn't matter much, since the silver color was
> unnoticeable on the silver painted wheels.
>
> So, does anybody know of or use the silver colored lubricant? If so,
> specific product name and source would be helpful? I looked through the auto
> parts
> store and couldn't find anything, and the guy behind the service counter must
> have just come back from his doober break cuz he was basically useless. (He
> kept trying to sell me an attachment to my drill every time I mentioned "wire
> wheel"!!!)
>
> Otherwise, what lube do you use, and how do you keep it from seeping out (or
> am I resigned to cleaning them every few weeks.)
>
>
>
>
>
> Steve in NJ
>
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'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
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