I agree that you need a lot of lubricant and silicone works much better than WD 40.

I am notorious about leaving the shore without checking my cams,
so I have a lot of experience "popping" them on the water.
There is a small gap between the cam and the casting, on the side,
that a flat blade can slip through and push down on the piston.
The screwdriver blade on a Leatherman works great.

I have some good pieces of comp-tip track I can bring.

See Ya,
Sam