Lubing worm gears?

[Killerbug]

No, I have some synthetic wetlube for road bikes, but I prefer not to mix it with the mineral oil products.  But on a clean level wind I will give it a try.  I have used the Pedro ice wax also, but I didn't like it.

[Glos]

grease on a worm and gears that propel it slows things down a  bit.
Best is to use NLGI 0 grease .

[boon]

I recently started using TSI321 on them and my baitcasters have never run so smoothly.

[redsetta]

x2 boon.
I dunk the worm gear and pawl (and leave 'em to evaporate dry) when I service the reels, then put a few drops of Inox on the assembly after each fish...

[Lunker Larry]

I use Bell Synthetic Bicycle Chain Lube. So far it works great and lasts. No difference in casting, but then again we're tossing big muskie baits.

[FatTuna]

I use ReelX. For both level-winds and for a worm drive in a spinning reel.

[mo65]

   Like many others here..I've found the less you put on the levelwind the better it will perform. I believe heavy lube or grease wears the assembly faster, because of all the sand and dirt it will pick up and hold.

[Cor]

I do a lot of winding and grinding with my reels and on advice from this forum switched to Corrosion X from grease about 2 years ago.

It seems easier to maintain as I can clean it of without stripping the reel, solvent, toothbrush and compressed air.    I don't see much difference in wear yet.

[George6308]

Used Penn Muscle Grease from Penn or sourced from Muscle Products Corp (MPC) and switched over to Penn Blue Grease and have not had a lube problem with my Penn spinning reels.