McLube shouldn't attract dirt, that's the main thing I like about it.
Jake is right, these things are insanely simple.
I never knew that sloppy bearings work better without lube. I know that in light air, my traveler sticks more without lube than it does when I remember to McLube it in the morning...
Mike
I'm not saying it won't work better with lubrication - it probably will. However, it could shorten the life of the bearings.
When travelers don't work well it's because either the bearings have acquired some tiny flat spots or there is debris in the ball tracks. Lubricating it will make it work better but only exacerbates the problem because it makes it easier for the bearings to slide rather than roll...which leads to more flat spots. Once the ball bearings have started to obtain flat spots, its a viscious circle.
So basically, and not that you would, don't lubricate a traveler car that works. Gee...that advice really wasn't worth much was it? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
