How to remove lube from 550B powder assy - Idiocy of Biblical Proportions

As you may have seen from my other thread, I was having terrible trouble with the powder die/assembly of my 550B getting it set up for 223. Turns out I had idiotically mixed up the powder inserts and PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - A 45ACP POWDER INSERT WILL NOT WORK WITH 223. Thank you for your time.

HOWEVER

In my zeal to figure out the issue, I sprayed some CLP on the moving parts of the powder assembly - which I see in hindsight is absolutely a horrible idea for many, many reasons. So once I got the correct powder insert in, everything worked great........until I put in the powder. Which, of course, stuck horribly to every surface which had lube on it, which turns out is most of the *interior* of the powder assembly, how that got lube on it I have no idea.

So I've disassembled it as much as possible and now I've got lube and damp powder all throughout this thing. Do you think I can wash it in hot water and then hit it with degreaser? Or should I soak all the parts in something? I know now which portions to lightly apply grease to once it's all over....

Many thanks, all!!

I've got one! Is that my best bet?

I wondered about powder sticking to it - then suddenly the brass wouldn't even go up but halfway into the powder die. Because of clumped, clogged, damp powder.....God in heaven what a mess.

Hey all - I decided to start the easy way; warm water and thorough blasting with degreaser seems to have done the trick. I'm going to leave everything overnight and reassemble tomorrow. Ask me if I'm EVER going near my 550B with CLP again

Hey all - so last night I did end up disassembling the whole powder thing, hot water/soap, dry, then brake cleaner. This morning it was all dry and lube-free, so I reassembled and just successfully loaded my first 100 rounds of 223! For the record, Dillon recommends ONLY using grease and motor oil (motor oil for the big main piston thing in the middle, grease for a very select few other parts) - they said never to use any kind of light oil. While I will pick up some graphite because it sounds handy, she ran flawlessly with only the small bits of grease where recommended; I also cleaned her fairly thoroughly yesterday (for the first time). In the past, ignorant of Dillon's recommendations, when she'd start to hang up, I'd spray CLP on the offending part, but that didn't ever seem to help for long. Apparently the 550B simply wants to be clean, and when she is, she runs absolutely beautifully - what a work of art!