Cam Cleat Lubricant?

[Little Rascal]

Just stripping and cleaning some old cam cleats... what lubricant should I use for them (if at all)?

They are the plain type - no bearings...

 

[fireball]

They must have bearings!! Do you mean no BALL bearings ... somewhat different!

Eitherway - I just used a teflon spray - not an oil based one ..
Even a bit of pledge would do!

 

[Genoa]

I got a spray can of silicon lube from Halfords which is great for everything like this and helps the sail go up and down too!

 

[samwise]

McLube

 

[Little Rascal]

They must have bearings!! Do you mean no BALL bearings ... somewhat different!

Yes - no ball bearings.

A couple of them have plastic bearing sleeves on the shafts.

Some of them don't - they comprise of just the integral base plate and shafts in stainless steel. The pawls pivot directly on these. Cam caps pop staight into the top of the shafts.

 

[colvic987]

McLube

seconded, good choice.

 

[Lakesailor]

I got a spray can of silicon lube from Halfords which is great for everything like this and helps the sail go up and down too!

Yep. I've had a can of that for years. It helps everything (erm) fitted new curtain track which seemed a bit stiff. Squirt of that sorted it.
Mainsail track (or the slugs), in fact anything that could do to run more smoothly.