RL 550B Help Guide - Page 1
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| 1. Using the
wrong sizing die for that caliber a. make sure to use the correct sizing die for the caliber being loaded 2. Cases may be oversized from firing in a gun with an oversized chamber a. the case may have outlived its useful life b. start with new cases and fire only in a known chamber c. it could have also been too hot of a load or an over-pressured load 3. Dirty cases a. clean the cases before loading 4. Brass or nickel is adhering to the carbide insert a. lube cases properly to prevent this |
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clean the insert with 600 grit to remove build-up c. use Sweets 762® solvent to clean the die 5. Using new cases which have sharp edges at the case mouth a. deburr the case mouth with a deburring tool 6. Die not tightened while the case is in place a. after setting the sizing die per instructions in the RL 550B manual, put the case back into the shellplate, pull the operating handle down all of the way and then tighten the die lock ring. This helps to keep the die straight in the toolhead 7. If you are still having difficulty, please E-mail Dillon's Technical Support Staff or call 1-800-762-3845 or 480-948-8009 |
| 1. Not
pulling the operating handle (part #511 or #20636) down all of the way a. handle travel could also be blocked by something. Either the cartridge chute bracket or loose cartridge chute bracket screws could be blocking the handle b. pull the handle down all of the way and then push it up all of the way 2. Case may be oversized from firing in a gun with an oversized chamber a. the case may have outlived its useful life b. start with new cases and fire only in a known chamber |
c. it
could have also been too hot of a load or an over-pressured load 3. Sizing die is not adjusted properly a. pull the operating handle down all of the way and screw the sizing die down all of the way to the shellplate. Raise the handle and insert an unsized case into the shellplate. Pull the handle down all of the way and tighten the die lock nut 4. If you are still having difficulty, please E-mail Dillon's Technical Support Staff or call 1-800-762-3845 or 480-948-8009 |
| 1.
Insufficient case lube was used a. cartridges for which Dillon recommends case lube are: .44-40, .44 Mag, .41 Mag, .45LC and all rifle calibers b. spread the lube evenly on the cases 2. Alcohol has not yet evaporated from Dillon Case Lube (part #13733) |
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allow ten minutes for the alcohol from the case lube to dry before sizing the cases 3. If you are still having difficulty, please E-mail Dillon's Technical Support Staff or call 1-800-762-3845 or 480-948-8009 |
| 1. Excessive
sizing lube was used -- this applies only to cases with shoulders a. spread the lube evenly and lightly on cases |
2. If you are still having difficulty, please E-mail Dillon's Technical Support Staff or call 1-800-762-3845 or 480-948-8009 |
| 1. Smaller
caliber case may be stuck inside a larger case, media and/or polish has formed a hard
mixture in the bottom of the case, or there is debris in the case a. examine cases before depriming. Make sure they are free of debris 2. Berdan cases a. has one or two flash holes that are offset from the middle. Berdan cases cannot be reloaded and should be discarded 3. Sizing Die is not adjusted properly a. pull the operating handle down all of the way and screw the sizing die down all of the way to the shellplate. Raise the handle and insert an unsized case into the shellplate. Pull the handle down all of the way and tighten the die lock nut |
4. Point of
decap pin is squared off, rather than rounded a. pin gets stuck in anvil of primer and pulls it back up b. clean the brass build-up off the pin using steel wool 5. Burrs around the flash hole a. use a flash hole deburring/uniformer tool 6. Using non-Dillon dies that do not have a tapered opening a. screw the decapping assembly down further 7. If you are still having difficulty, please E-mail Dillon's Technical Support Staff or call 1-800-762-3845 or 480-948-8009 |
| 1. Dillon
recommends standing up in front of the machine while operating it 2. Be sure to have the machine mounted on a solid surface. If the bench moves or flexes this may result in priming problems. Again, be sure to be standing up to operate the machine 3. Magazine tube (part # 13471 or 13510) is empty a. see the RL 550B instruction manual for instructions on filling the magazine tube 4. Using the wrong size primer for the caliber being loaded a. consult a loading or powder manual for the correct primer size for the desired caliber 5. Wrong magazine tip (part # 574S or 574L) or magazine tube (part # 534S or part # 534L) a. the machine comes with a small and a large tube. The tip is blue for the small magazine tube and red for the large magazine tube 6. Magazine tip (part # 574S or 574L) is not completely on the magazine tube (part # 534S or 534L) 7. Magazine tip (part # 574S or 574L) is not seated fully in the keyway slot a. drop the tube and the tip into the primer housing and turn until you feel it drop into the keyway slot, then push down all of the way 8. Primer cup (part # 525S or 525L) is upside down or is the wrong size a. the primer cup is gold for the small primers and silver for the large primers |
9. Primer
seating punch (part # 524S or 524L) is the wrong size a. one seating punch is small and the other is large 10. Primer seating punch (part # 524S or 524L) is not compressed and locked properly in place a. partially rotate the shellplate so that it covers the primer hole in the platform. Loosen the primer set screw about 1/4 turn. Leave the wrench in the set screw and push forward on the handle. Lastly, tighten the primer set screw 11. Primer adjustment screw (part # 500) needs calibrating a. primer cup (part # 525S or 525L) must be directly under the magazine tip (part # 574S or 574L) when the handle is pulled down all of the way. Adjust the primer adjustment screw by turning in 1/8" increments until the primers drop properly 12. Primers are stuck in the magazine tube (part #534S or #534L) a. Do not try to force primers out of the magazine tube. Dispose of the tube safely b. spray lube inside the tube and tape both ends. Dispose of the tube safely c. E-mail or call Dillon for a replacement. Phone 1-800-762-3845 or 480-948-8009 13. If you are still having difficulty, please E-mail Dillon's Technical Support Staff or call 1-800-762-3845 or 480-948-8009 |
| 1. Primer
slide (part # 529S or 529L) is dirty a. clean the primer slide with rubbing alcohol or with acetone. Do not lube b. scrub the top of the frame with steel wool or a Scotchbrite® pad, then wipe off using solvent 2. Operating rod (part # 580) is not staying in the tracks or is bent a. bend to fit by pivoting the rod upwards and then bending the rod parallel to the primer shield b. square the operating rod bracket (part # 581) with the press c. set operating rod bracket (part # 581) 1/4" above the blue frame (part # 501) 3. Primer seating punch (part # 524S or 524L) is not compressed and locked properly in place |
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partially rotate the shellplate so that it covers the primer hole in the platform, then
loosen the primer set screw about 1/4 turn. Leave the wrench in the set screw and push
forward on the handle. Lastly, tighten the primer set screw 4. Primer housing set screw (part # 500) needs adjusting a. primer cup (part # 525S or 525L) must be directly under the magazine tip (part # 574S or 574L) when the handle is pulled down all of the way. Adjust by turning the primer housing set screw in 1/8" increments until the primers drop properly 5. Primer slide (part # 529S or 529L) is burred a. remove burrs using a fine grained sandpaper 6. If you are still having difficulty, please E-mail Dillon's Technical Support Staff or call 1-800-762-3845 or 480-948-8009 |
| 1. Magazine
tip (part # 574S or 574L) is not seated fully in the keyway slot a. make sure there is actually a magazine tube in the primer housing b. drop the magazine tube and tip into the primer housing, turn until you feel it drop into the keyway slot, then push down all of the way 2. Using large magazine tube (part # 534L) for small primers |
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change to the correct magazine tube for the primers being used 3. Primer feed stop-pin (part # 521) is dirty or sticks a. if dirty, clean the pin with soap and water. Clean out the hole with a cotton swab soaked with rubbing alcohol or acetone 4. If you are still having difficulty, please E-mail Dillon's Technical Support Staff or call 1-800-762-3845 or 480-948-8009 |
| 1. It is
important to be standing up rather than sitting down while operating the machine a. the Dillon strong mount (part # 22051 or 22052) optimizes the machine's height for the best operation 2. Not pushing the handle fully forward or hard enough a. make sure that full forward movement is not being blocked 3. Locator buttons are missing or are the wrong size a. see the RL 550B instruction manual for the correct placement and size locator buttons for the caliber being loaded 4. Using the wrong size primer for the caliber being loaded a. consult a loading or powder manual for the correct size primer for the desired caliber b. large rifle primers are .008" taller than large pistol primers. Do not substitute 5. Primers were loaded upside down a. consult the RL 550B instruction manual for the proper procedure for loading primers into the machine 6. Using large magazine tube (part #13510) for small primers a. use the proper magazine tube for the primer size you are loading 7. Index ball (part # 13891) is stuck in a hole in the shellplate platform (part # 12796) a. insert a small slotted screwdriver into the slot around the hole to remove the index ball 8. Shellplate is too loose a. shellplate must turn freely, but not be too loose b. tighten down the shellplate bolt all of the way, then back it out 1/16 of a turn. Now tighten the shellplate bolt set screw on the left side of the shaft to hold adjustment |
9. Primer cup
(part # 525S or 525L) is upside down or is the wrong size a. the primer cup is gold for the small primers and silver for the large primers 10. Cartridge retaining spring (part # 533) needs adjusting a. adjust so that it just touches the case and then back off about the thickness of a business card. The cartridge retaining spring must hold the case centered without interfering with the movement of the shellplate 11. Cartridge chute bracket (part # 569) is mounted too far from the bench a. if not mounted in the proper place the handle will make contact and be prohibited from going forward enough to prime 12. Residue has formed under the primer cup (part # 525S or 525L) a. remove and soak all of the parts, with the exception of the plastic parts, in acetone or alcohol and then scrub them with a toothbrush b. a temporary fix is to rotate the primer cup (part # 525S or 525L) several times to free it 13. Primer seating punch (part # 524S or 524L) is not compressed and locked properly in place a. partially rotate the shellplate so that it covers the primer hole in the platform. Loosen the primer set screw about 1/4 turn. Leave the wrench in the set screw and push forward on the handle, then tighten the primer set screw 14. Military primer pocket needs swaging a. use a swaging tool, such as the Dillon Super Swage 600, to modify the primer pocket to commercial specifications 15. If you are still having difficulty, please E-mail Dillon's Technical Support Staff or call 1-800-762-3845 or 480-948-8009 |
| 1. Spent
primer catcher chute (part #557) is sticking a. spread out the sides of the primer catcher chute to prevent sticking 2. Spent primer catcher-pin (part #558) is binding movement of the spent primer catcher chute (part #557) |
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replace the cotter pin 3. If you are still having difficulty, please E-mail Dillon's Technical Support Staff or call 1-800-762-3845 or 480-948-8009 |
| 1. Shellplate
is too tight a. shellplate must turn freely, but not be too loose b. tighten down the shellplate bolt all of the way, then back out 1/16 of a turn. Now tighten the shellplate bolt set screw on the left side of the shaft to hold the adjustment 2. Primers, powder or other debris is trapped under the shellplate a. keep the shellplate clean. b. when replacing the shellplate bolt (part #13418), lube the bolt with a little all-purpose grease |
3. Ejector
wire (part # 571) is rubbing on the shellplate or the index sprocket (part #568) a. adjust ejector wire up or down as necessary 4. Cartridge retaining spring (part # 533) is restricting the shellplate's movement a. adjust so as to just touch the case and then back off about the thickness of a business card. The cartridge retaining spring must hold case centered without interfering with the movement of the shellplate 5. If you are still having difficulty, please E-mail Dillon's Technical Support Staff or call 1-800-762-3845 or 480-948-8009 |
| 1. Wrong
shellplate for that caliber a. consult the RL 550B instruction manual for the correct size shellplate for the caliber being loaded 2. Wrong case for that caliber shellplate a. check the case headstamp for caliber markings 3. Locator buttons are missing or are the wrong size a. consult the RL 550B instruction manual for the correct placement and size locator buttons for the caliber being loaded 4. Shellplate is upside down a. number or letter in a circle must face up 5. Rim of the case is damaged or the case was shot in an open-bolt gun |
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example of an open-bolt gun would be a 9mm sub-machine gun b. discard any damaged cases 6. Worn out case from overuse or from hot loads a. useful life of the case is over and it should be thrown away 7. Debris has collected in the grooves of the shellplate a. clean out the debris with an awl or with a toothbrush 8. If you are still having difficulty, please E-mail Dillon's Technical Support Staff or call 1-800-762-3845 or 480-948-8009 |
| 1.
Brass-tipped set screw (part #505) is loose or missing a. tighten the set screw; consult the RL 550B instruction manual for proper adjustment |
2. If you are still having difficulty, please E-mail Dillon's Technical Support Staff or call 1-800-762-3845 or 480-948-8009 |
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