Hornady LNL AP press bushings - broken & cracked, anyone else see this?

[Otto]

Mine haven't broken yet. But if they do, I'll replace them with standard steel bushings.
I've never been a fan of the LNL system...too many dies have worked loose and extra LNL bushings are an added expense.

 

[IMtheNRA]

I don't have a technical way to answer your question, so let me put it this way: I was worried about breaking the wrench and smashing my knuckles in the process.

 

[HK SD9 Tactical]

I don't have a technical way to answer your question, so let me put it this way: I was worried about breaking the wrench and smashing my knuckles in the process.

Well lets hope that I don't break a knuckle doing it as well.

 

[HK SD9 Tactical]

Spoke with Hornady CS this morning and they are sending me the female bushings so that I can replace the faulty ones. Lonnie explained the methology to removing the female bushings and replaceing them, as stated above, by placing a decapping die into the male bushing and placing it in the female bushing from the bottom side and then cranking on it with a 3/4" wrench. Lonnie stated that it would seem hard as first but the female bushings would give way.

While I am not pleased that I have to do this, things like this do happen - just seems to happen to me a lot more than others. I could have sent the frame back to Hornady and they would have issued a call slip and they would have done the repair and sent it back - all at no cost to me. It may still have to happen this way if I can't get the bushings out.

Customer Service that Hornady provides is excellent and there was no charge for any of the parts that I needed. If fact, I just got an email confirming the shipment of the replacement parts.

 

[IMtheNRA]

Maybe a few drops of Liquid Wrench would help after letting it soak in for a while.

 

[HK SD9 Tactical]

Maybe a few drops of Liquid Wrench would help after letting it soak in for a while.

Not needed. I was able to get the bushings out. I just had to use a bigger wrench to do it. They came out easily once I had a wrench long enough to apply sufficient torque.

 

[Walkalong]

So you whipped out a can of physics on them.

 

[HK SD9 Tactical]

So you whipped out a can of physics on them.

A combination of both physics and physiques!

Actually, once I got over the fear of damaging either the bushing or the press frame, they all came out rather easily. At least I did not have to use a hammer.