This is the content I come here for. Well done.

That stuff has all sorts of uses. My secondborn uses it to sculpt art

I'm undecided if this is dull.
Yes, fixing a leak is dull...but fixing a leak with cheesy wax. Oh yeah, that's the stuff!!

This post is so cathartic. I didn't know I needed to read something like this until I finished.

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Amazing. A stroke of genius, sir.

Once you take the wax off you'll be good at Karate! /s

very good.

there are actual 2 part water tight epoxy resins that are made for this, just to say.

was it full fat or low fat babybel

Why did the cam assembly erode away?
Is there wear from the operation of the plug, or perhaps an even smaller leak somewhere else that caused this erosion?

What I’m getting at, obviously, is that perhaps another baby bell wax fix is in order, either as a surrogate for a missing bushing or pad or as a stopper for yet another leak somewhere else.

Homemade solution for plumbers putty