trouble with LNL

[floydster]

I am having one heck of a time keeping my dies from getting loose in my LNL with the LNL bushing's.
What a pain in the butt this press has been for me, from the priming system to the indexing and now the bushing's.
Thanks for input.
Floyd

 

[ReloaderFred]

Change the O rings and that should keep the bushings from coming loose.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[floydster]

Fred, do you go with a thicker O ring?

Thanks,Floyd

 

[Randy1911]

I had this problem a year or so ago. I called Hornady and they sent me new o-rings and that fixed my problem.

 

[Walkalong]

Nary a problem, yet.

 

[Dodge DeBoulet]

When you degreased the bushings, did you remove the O-rings? Hornady explicitly states in their instructional videos to remove them if you use brake cleaner or One-Shot to degrease . . . the degreaser will degrade them significantly.

 

[jbrown13]

Floyd, I had a similar problem when I first got the LnL AP. I solved the problem with a large wrench, which I use on the lock ring/jam nut of the die. By putting some torque on the ring/nut the "O"-ring compresses enough to keep the dies from working loose. I've had very good success with this method.

Jeff

 

[mongoose33]

What JBrown said. I do the same thing, no problems.

 

[Randy1911]

I do this also with the sizer die, it gets the most stress. The wrench I use is a Craftman 1-1/8". It fits the Hornady lock rings perfect, also Lee die lock rings.

 

[RUDY850]

I have used thread tape around the lugs to keep them from coming loose

 

[Wilburt]

I solved the problem with a large wrench, which I use on the lock ring/jam nut of the die. By putting some torque on the ring/nut the "O"-ring compresses enough to keep the dies from working loose. I've had very good success with this method.

+1, No problems if done right.

 

[floydster]

Guys, I'm not talking about the die coming loose in the bushing, I'm talking about the bushing coming loose in the press.

 

[tommysempra]

ive seen pipe dope tape to new o-rings in previous replies to this issue. mine havent done it yet, but that doesn't mean they wont

 

[Wilburt]

Guys, I'm not talking about the die coming loose in the bushing, I'm talking about the bushing coming loose in the press.

Right. That's what we are talking about as well. By applying torque to the locking ring on the die, it compresses the bushing o-ring towards the press. Usually the sizer die is the worst followed by the powder drop.

 

[floydster]

Thanks guys, I tried the torque on the die locking ring and it works great.
Thanks again for your help, never too old to learn!!!

 

[45ACPUSER]

Should have drank the blue kool aid....

 

[Walkalong]

Mine are always just finger tight, and have not worked loose. Something to watch I guess.

 

[floydster]

I threw up once drinking too much blue koolaid.

 

[Walkalong]

In all fairness though, if you drink too much of any color, it can get you in trouble.

 

[floydster]

Walkalong,
So very true--on another vote, how is retirement---how bout coming over and we'll chew the fat, hash over reloading, women and the like.

 

[Walkalong]

Sounds fun, but Mn is cold..........

 

[ole farmerbuck]

I called Hornady and talked to Todd. He sent me a bunch of thin spacers to go between the bushing and o-ring. Works great and you will NOT have to worry about them coming loose, not even the powder measurer!

 

[Walkalong]

Excellent. That has to be better than torquing the bushings in the press and possibly damaging things, even if it takes a while.

 

[Samgotit]

I called Hornady and talked to Todd. He sent me a bunch of thin spacers to go between the bushing and o-ring. Works great and you will NOT have to worry about them coming loose, not even the powder measurer!

Excellent. It is the measurer that has given me the most problems with backing out.

 

[ole farmerbuck]

Excellent. It is the measurer that has given me the most problems with backing out.

Before i called them i used a rubber band. I ran it from the measurer to the back of the press. There is a hole back there where i stuck in a sheet metal screw and wrapped the band around it. The band doesnt need to be real tight, just steady pressure. I'll get a pic today for those who dont want the shims. Works great.