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rotorwrench · 03-06-2021, 08:00 AM

The lube used by Bendix/TCM for magneto cams has a consistency of a grease but is not a soap based greae product. It is a heavy petroleum oil mixed with waxless stoddard solvents P/N 10-400536-1). The idea is to lubricate the cam & follower without the stuff flinging off the cam onto the breaker points when it melts. It is a high melting point lube as well. Vaseline is a low melting point mix of petroleum based jelly and paraffin or wax type base stocks. Standard SL-2 distributor cam lube is a silicone base grease. The old Standard Motor Products points used to come with a capsule of lube in the box to apply to the felt brush before installation of the breaker set. This doesn't seem to be a common thing anymore.

All of the distributor cam lubes made in the modern era are designed to be used with a felt brush so that they will continue to lube for a longer period. Points with no felt brush have to be serviced more often and especially in high temperature applications.

03-06-2021, 08:00 AM	#19
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,431	Re: Lifetime of Distributor Points ? The lube used by Bendix/TCM for magneto cams has a consistency of a grease but is not a soap based greae product. It is a heavy petroleum oil mixed with waxless stoddard solvents P/N 10-400536-1). The idea is to lubricate the cam & follower without the stuff flinging off the cam onto the breaker points when it melts. It is a high melting point lube as well. Vaseline is a low melting point mix of petroleum based jelly and paraffin or wax type base stocks. Standard SL-2 distributor cam lube is a silicone base grease. The old Standard Motor Products points used to come with a capsule of lube in the box to apply to the felt brush before installation of the breaker set. This doesn't seem to be a common thing anymore. All of the distributor cam lubes made in the modern era are designed to be used with a felt brush so that they will continue to lube for a longer period. Points with no felt brush have to be serviced more often and especially in high temperature applications.