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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
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 Countersunk 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 |
Additional Tools Needed:
• Two 7/16” wrenches
FIGURE 1
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.
FIGURE 2
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FIGURE 3
4. Next, remove the platform assembly [FIGURE 4] from the machine. This is accomplished by removing the two cap
FIGURE 4
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.
FIGURE 5
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 bracket), only lightly tighten screws at this point. You will need to use an empty toolhead with a powder die in the station 1 position and the supplied alignment tool as shown in
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FIGURE 6
[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
FIGURE 7
to go in and out freely. Once this has been accomplished, +firmly tighten down the two bolts [FIGURE 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
FIGURE 9
freely into the primer punch hole [FIGURE 7] you will need to pull the spring-loaded plunger back out of the way. Radial adjustment may be necessary to get the tool
FIGURE 8
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 you are finished.
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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.
FIGURE 10
[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
FIGURE 12
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 machine frame
FIGURE 11
cam[FIGURE 12] (Hint: You can use a powder 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 operating handle a few times and make sure the plunger operates freely.
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