Press Lube

[psyshack]

M1 5w-20 gets it done for me.

 

[THe Dove]

Clean real good and apply light coat of gun oil. Works well for me anyway.

The Dove

 

[ALEKATNM]

Kroil is usually what I what I reach for first if its really hard to get to like pivot points. The ram on my lee and dillon get hornady one-shot cleaner and dry lube.

 

[Kevin Rohrer]

It it's an old press, I disassemble, remove all the old crud, then lube.

If it's for a tight fit (e.g. a ram column) I use Breakfree CLP.

It it's for something w/ a looser fit (e.g. parts that slide), motor oil works best.

I've tried various greases, but found liquids to work best.

 

[DM~]

I wipe my presses down, and lube them with Break Free...

DM

 

[rquack]

I use a 30 year old RCBS Rock chucker. For the past 5-7 years I would notice the ram "chattering" at times as it was worked up and down; a shot of lube [WD40] would stop it for a while. But I recently got tired of the issue and disassembled the unit. I cleaned it thoroughly with lacquer thinner and then applied some automotive grease to the ram. It now works as good as new and I expect to get 5 or 10 trouble free years of operation. The lesson learned: I should have done it right [disassembling, cleaning, and lubing the press] years ago; I was done in less than an hour.

 

[CowboyTim]

I hose it off with Gun Scrubber, let it dry completely, and them use Rem Oil.

Don't know if that's the proper way to do it, but, that's what I got handy.

 

[Shoot&Ski]

Reloading a bunch of pistol brass got my ram all dirty, and my press started making some crazy noises too. I used a few squirts of TriFlow. It is a lubricant used mostly for bicycle chains, but also for fishing reels and other stuff along those lines. Once I put some on, I worked the press a bit, then wiped the ram as clean as I could get it, and then reapplied the oil lightly. Now it is smooth as can be.

 

[MarkDozier]

Triflow, not just used on bicycle chains and such.. 30 years ago i had it used on a stuck choke on my honda and it solved the problem. when something squecks arounf here Triflow.