I don't know for sure - and have wondered about this myself - but I'd suspect something like a silicone grease would do the job nicely. You want something that is going to stay for a while. A penetrating lubricant like WD40 is a bad idea.

There might be a spec in the service manual somewhere. Link is in the DIY forums. Worth a look but be warned Mazda can be really bad about specs for the miscillanious lubricants like this. They specify 'rubber grease' and 'anti-rattle brake grease' for the brakes and then there is no spec at all for door hinges.

 

... Worth a look but be warned Mazda can be really bad about specs for the miscillanious lubricants like this. They specify 'rubber grease' and 'anti-rattle brake grease' for the brakes and then there is no spec at all for door hinges.

High temp, brake pad anti-rattle grease (use sparingly): "Silglyde"; rubber lubricant for brake seals, caliper dust seals: search out Würth product for this purpose. It is not super high melting point. Both are lithium / soap-based greases with no hydrocarbons (that can cause rubber to perish).

 

Try this - shin etsu grease. Its what has been recommended for lubing window tracks on MX-5s for quite some time. It should work well on the moon roof as well.

Honda Shin-Etsu Grease

Genuine Honda Shin-Etsu Grease. Used for lubricating rubber door seals.

www.bernardiparts.com

 

White lithium grease.

 

Nothing like a big gob of white lithium grease to gum up the works.......and you'll need to take it apart to clean the solidified residue out in a few months.....

 

Right. Use sparingly.

 

A agree with Arathol, I've had rubber grease harden in the sun and stick the window hard. Horrible stuff to clean out when hardened. I use silicon spray lubricant frequently.

 

I've had good results using it on door hinges.

 

Door hinges are completely different application than a sunroof mechanism. Lithium grease + a bit of road dust = cement....

 

The grease on the rubber seals hardens to like Gorilla glue in the sun and has to be scraped off and cleaned down with solvent.

 

Good to know. I've never lubed any of my sunroofs just door hinges and WLG has worked very well. I rarely use my sunroof as I am not really a fan of them. Maybe crack it at night during the summer.

 

How do you all apply WLG to door hinges without getting it all over the place?

And what do you use on the arms that keep the doors from opening too far? The dealer uses some medium dark stuff that looks kind of like Vaseline but not as thick.

 

I used a rag to cover areas I did not want treated. Doors are super smooth now.