The cam wears (I replace them often) but that is not related to hour counter creep, since the cam is only used during the reset of the hand. Wear on the teeth of the wheel (which is where the brake contacts the wheel to stop it from turning) can cause the creep to happen. Usually creep is repaired by adjusting the brake slightly.
This photo may help explain things...
You can see the hour recorder wheel there and I have added a red arrow to show where the brake contacts the wheel to stop it from turning. The part with the red X is the hour hammer, which is what resets the hour recorder. As you can see with the chronograph stopped, and the hands reset, the hammer is retracted and not in contact with the hour recorder at all. On the seconds and minutes on the train side of the movement, the hammer stays in contact with the cams to keep everything in place, but not with the hour recorder. The green arrow shows the eccentric that is adjusted to eliminate the creep.
Hope this helps.
Cheers, Al
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