Your RL 550B has been shipped to you with the primer system installed and
correctly adjusted to feed large primers. If the caliber you have selected to start with
requires small primers, you must change to the small primer slide bar.
Observe carefully how the factory-adjusted bar
fits (see Figure 11). Raise and lower the platform
and notice the alignment of the primer seating cup (*#13824)
as it enters the platform. This adjustment is made by turning the cap screw (#14037) on
the primer feed body (see Figure 12).
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| Figure 11
This is the proper alignment of the operating rod and the position of the primer
slide fully forward with the primer seating cup in the lowered platform. |
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| Figure 12 - The operating
rod has moved the primer slide into the primer feed body where it will automatically pick
up a primer. |
Now remove the two screws from
beneath the frame under the primer feed body (see Figure 13). Unhook the spring and remove the primer
slide. To replace, reverse this procedure.
The operating rod (#13869) must be installed between the two white rollers before
the operation of the primer slide. Refer to Figure 12
for the proper |
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| Figure 13 Removing
the primer feed body to change primer slides. Caution do not over tighten these bolts
(#14014). |
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| Figure 14 - The machine
comes with two primer pickup tubes (#20060 Large, #20059 Small) and two primer magazine
tubes (#13673 Large, #13879 Small). Each has a large and small. They are color coded
for easier identification. The large ones should be used together and the small ones
should be used together. You will notice that the primer magazine tips have an indexing
ridge to assist in their placement in the primer feed system. |
placement of the rod. Unscrew the knurled cap (#13957) and remove
the large primer magazine and replace with the small primer magazine tube (see
Figure 14); the plastic tip should look like the
one you just took out. Replace the knurled cap.
Wait until you’ve finished assembly before actually placing primers in the
magazine.
You will notice that the primer magazine tube tips are different colors and have an
indexing ridge on the tip. The magazine tips and the primer pick-up tube tips are color coded to help identify
their size. The indexing ridge is to help you place the magazine in its proper position in
the primer feed body. |
