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If you do not find your answer here please see Dillon's Online Trouble Shooting Guides at http://www.dillonhelp.com. You may also email Dillon's technical staff at tech@dillonprecision.com. Of course you may also call Dillon Precision to speak directly with a technician. The toll free number is

° 800-762-3845 or 602-948-8009
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Trouble Shooting
Use 30 weight motor oil on the main shaft and bearing grease on the pivot pins.
   Do not use a spray-type penetrating lube such as WD40 or Break Free as you run the risk of contaminating powder and primers.d3 
Problem 1:  Primers are not seaeted deeply enough
Problem 2:  Erratic powder bar operation
Problem 3:  Primer jams or misfeeds
Problem 4:  Crushing cases

Problem 1:  Primers are not seated deeply enough
A. Shellplate is too loose.

B. Shellplate is upside down. You should be able to see a stamped shellplate number facing up.

C. The crimp in the primer pockets of military brass will cause this problem. Crimps can be easily removed by use of a Dillon Primer Pocket Swage.

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Problem 2: Erratic powder bar operation
A. Turn the powder die (#20064) clockwise in one-eighth turn increments. This will insure complete powder bar activation.

B. Extruded pencil type powders will not flow smoothly through smaller sized powder funnels because of their length. Another problem with extruded powders is getting them into small necked cases.  Many times these powders will "bridge" across the case mouth and cause spillage

and erratic charges. There is no fast way of dispensing these powders and if you insist on using them in small mouthed cases it is best to weigh every charge by hand. Modern ball type powders will do for most reloading situations. These powders will do everything the pencil powders will do, but without this problem. Warning: Do not use I.M.R. pencil lead type powder in cases smaller than .30 caliber.

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Problem 3:  Primer jams or misfeeds
A. Primer misfeeds can be caused by misadjustment of the set screw (#13961) in the primer feed block (see Figure 10).

B. The most common cause of primer misfeeds or jams is the primer punch not seated fully into the primer slide. This will cause the primer seating cup to strike the flexible orifice on the bottom of the primer magazine tube.

Warning: If the primers are jammed and will not feed from the bottom of the primer magazine. Do Not Attempt to force the primers or the primer slide. An explosion resulting in injury may occur.

C. Another common problem is that the primer slide fails to return fully forward with the new primer. Periodically wipe the primer slide with rubbing alcohol. This removes the spent primer residue that causes the slide to drag.

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Problem 4: Crushing cases
A. If your dies do not have a radiused lead-in you must guide the cases into the die. The best solution is to replace the offending dies with dies having the proper radius.

 

B. Always tighten your die lock rings (#14067) with a case in the die. This will assure you of proper alignment between the die and the shellplate*. Adjust your depriming stem in the same manner and it will always be on center.

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Table of Contents
Introduction
Don't Suffer in Silence
Mounting the RL550B to Your Bench
Safety Points to Know Before You Begin
To Begin Loading
  Page 1
  Page 2
What Primer Size?
The Toolhead
Choose Your Dies
Carbide Dies?
Setting Your Pistol Dies
  Page 1
  Page 2
Adjusting the Powder Charge
Primer Early Warning System Installation
Primer Magazine
At Last
Troubleshooting
Remember
Notice
Schematics and Parts Lists
Charts

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