Yesterday I had the fun of cutting off the steering wheel on my new to me used boat
I tried penetrating oil, heat and a gear puller she was frozen on there. I did get it off and now I will be installing a stainless steel steering wheel. Not sure what the hub of the SS wheel is made of but it's either cast aluminum or stainless. The steering shaft is steel. So what should I use as a lubricant between the hub and the steering shaft ? Should I use silicone grease, regular grease , lithium grease or anti-seize ? If anti-seize do I use copper or aluminum based ? The goal is to minimize corrosion and dissimilar metal galling so in the future if I have to take the wheel off it can be done without destroying it
I'm a little concerned about using anti-seize only because if it " runs " due to heat/moisture it will run onto the dash panel. And we all know how anti-seize gets on everything !
