tamiya AW alternative

[alfagta]

hi all,

has anyone ever found an alternative to tamiya's AW grease , i have a lot of diffs to tune and if i use the tamiya stuff i would need about £120 worth , there must be a similar substance from the auto trade or other industry that comes in large tubs , any idea's ?

cheers

[hammerstien]

tend to use silicon grease for mountain/bmx bikes my other passion

[djmcnz]

Towards the bottom of this thread: http://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=25869

And a similar discussion: http://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=67580

[alfagta]

many thanks djmcnz , found some K12 alu graphite anti seize on ebay , looks similar to the tamiya stuff , will report back my findings ,

[Alpinestar]

Hi Alfa

How did you find the K12, in need of some AW grease myself.

[94eg!]

I was recently replacing my Brembo pads on my Acura TL and I found the copper colored Brembo brake grease to be very similar to Anti-Wear grease. Extremely sticky and metallic. Probably good for much higher temps as well. One tube from Honda is as big a very large tube of toothpaste. Talk about a lifetime supply. Honda part number 08798-9027.

[alfagta]

tried the K12 ,

i have it in the diff of my M-04EL and one of the HB2010's, its nowhere near as tacky and thick as AW but, it does make a difference , not as much as tamiya or 3racing AW though, but defo more than standard tamiya ceramic or standard assembly grease ,

feels kinda like 20,000wt in a geared diff where as tamiya AW feels more like 60,000wt and standard assembly grease feels more like 8,000 , i like it so far as going for any less diff action does cause my 2WD cars to push or understeer a bit too much when 'on power' , i will stay with it and see how it does over the long term ,

the search continues for an AW alternative that has the same properties as the tamiya stuff though,