Dillon Precision RL 550 User Manual
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Dillon RL 550B Casefeeder
Installation Instructions
May 2007
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Exploded View, Dillon RL 550B Casefeeder
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Congratulations on your purchase of
Dillon’s RL 550 B Casefeeder. Please take a
moment to read through these instructions
carefully before installing the casefeeder on
your machine.
1. Check the contents of the box and verify
that all parts have been supplied. Refer to
the exploded view on the opposite page.
Hardware Kit: Part #14457
Additional Tools Needed:
• Two 7/16” wrenches
2. Begin by removing the operating rod
from the primer system [
FIGURE 1].
3. Next, remove the cartridge chute
[
FIGURE 2] (applicable for machines with
strong mount only), shellplate, index ball,
spring and toolhead [
FIGURE 3] from your
machine.
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Hardware Kit Contents
Description
Qty.
1/4 - 20 x 1 3/4 Hex Cap Screw
2
1/4 washer
2
1/4 -20 Flanged Nut
2
8-32 x 1/2 Coun tersunk Flathead
2
1/4 -20 x 5/8 Button Head Cap Screw
1
13/16 Washer
1
3/16 Allen Wrench
1
5/32 Allen Wrench
1
1/8 Allen Wrench
1
3/32 Allen Wrench
1
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 2
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4. Next, remo
ve the platform assembly
[
FIGURE 4] from the machine. This is
accomplished by removing the two cap
screws located toward the center of the
platform, with the supplied 3/16” Allen
wrench. Once you have the platform off the
machine, disassemble the roller bracket
from the platform[
FIGURE 4] by removing
the two flat head screws, with the supplied
3/32” Allen wrench.
5. Attach the new 550 CF Lower Feeder
Assembly (part #96002) to the platform
[
FIGURE 5] with the new 8-32 x 1/2” flat
head socket screws and Allen wrench
provided in the hardware package – be sure
to tighten.
6. Re-attach the platform and Casefeeder
housing to the shaft (make sure not to forget
the failsafe return br
acket), only lightly
tighten screws at this point. You will need
to use an empty toolhead with a po
wder
die in the station 1 position and the
supplied alignment tool as sho
wn in
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 5
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[FIGURE 6]. Position the toolhead in the
frame (be certain to install toolhead pins)
and raise the platform up until the small
diameter end of the alignment tool goes
freely into the primer punch hole [
FIGURE
7] y
ou will need to pull the spring-loaded
plunger back out of the way. Radial
adjustment may be necessary to get the tool
to go in and out freely. Once this has been
accomplished, +firmly tighten down the
two bolts [
FI
GURE
8]. Cycle the operating
handle, watching the alignment tool move
in and out of the primer punch hole. Make
sure the tool goes freely after tightening the
screws. You will need to make sure that the
lower casefeed assembly that you just
installed does not make contact with the
primer feed body on the priming stroke
[
FIGURE 9]. If it does, you will need to
loosen and rotate the platform
counterclockwise and retighten. Remove
the toolhead and alignment tool once y
ou
are finished.
FIGURE 6
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 8
FIGURE 9
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7. Remove the two rear mounting bolts and
the front right mounting bolt holding the
machine down to the strong mount or
bench.
8. Attach the CF Post Support (part #18907)
as shown in [FIGURE 10] with the left rear
mounting screw only
, finger tight only, do
not fully tighten.
9. Align the rear hole in the 550 Casefeed
Cam (part #18911) with the right rear
mounting hole in the mac
hine frame
[
FIGURE 11] and reinstall the 1/4 -20 bolt
with washer and finger tighten the nut. Pull
the plunger back and rotate the cam into
position so the front mounting hole on the
cam aligns with the front mounting hole in
frame and reinstall the 1/4 -20 bolt and
finger tighten the nut [
FIGURE 11]. We
recommend that the adjustment be
completed without a shellplate on the
platform so that the bearing on the plunger
will be allowed to bottom out on the
housing. Adjustment of the cam is as
follows: start with the cam pushed all the
way back toward the post support and pull
the operating handle down until the roller
just reaches the center of the flat on the
cam[
FIGURE 12] (Hint: You can use a
po
wder die to support the platform in
position needed for cam adjustment – see
[FIGURE 13]). Slide the cam forward until it
just barely touches the roller and tighten
the two mounting bolts on the cam (be
sure not to release the handle until they are
tightened). Make sure that the roller on the
plunger is centered on the cam and tighten
the mounting bolts. Cycle the oper
ating
handle a few times and make sure the
plunger operates freely.
FIGURE 10
FIGURE 11
FIGURE 12
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