I had this problem an all I did was put the rod in the vice grabbed it with a shifter spanned and added a bit of extra twist. Job done. If you twist it two far just wind it back a smidge.
Thanks for the Video. I will check my fast twist rod is locked down tight. I have been adjusting the dies and may not have it firm. I earlier found the shell plate was loose and tightened it but I have been still experiencing indexing problems so will give this a go.
This problem goes away for me by lifting up the twist rod, turning it 90 degrees and lowering it in again. The driving clutch is a cross and it seems one direction is tighter.
I had the problem and replaced the clutch. That fixed the issue...at least for now. I was having the same exact problem. The inside of the clutch had a bit of buggered up corner and I assumed that was what it was...now I see it probably wasn't the issue. Here's the easy way to see if the issue is too much play...simply put your finger down on the top of the rod and apply pressure while operating the ram. As soon as I did that, the problem went away. I will keep the old clutch knowing that it probably wasn't too badly damaged...I bet the tape trick would have been just fine for my issue.
I deduce on this press that the indexing rod is simply held by the Breech Lock bushing, and if you remove it there the rod goes away. Not very reassuring.
That is correct. It's not problematic that it is held in place by a breech lock bushing. It's a simple design that saves you from having a separate locking mechanism for the indexing rod. The problem is that there's too much play at the bottom. They could have easily avoided this by slightly extending the rod and adding a slot for it in the base.
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I had this problem an all I did was put the rod in the vice grabbed it with a shifter spanned and added a bit of extra twist. Job done. If you twist it two far just wind it back a smidge.
Thanks for the Video. I will check my fast twist rod is locked down tight. I have been adjusting the dies and may not have it firm.
I earlier found the shell plate was loose and tightened it but I have been still experiencing indexing problems so will give this a go.
As an update...I used some heat shrink for the upper part of the shaft and the flat portion you wrapped with tape. Thanks again...problem solved.
Wrapped with duct tape and trimmed it. 90% fixed. Put a slight bend in the 90 degree angled section, (Left tape)100% fixed it. THANK YOU!
thanks for sharing this video, it helped me to solve the problem of the annoying noise caused by the freeplay.
Many thanks for thevideo, I have same issue.
This problem goes away for me by lifting up the twist rod, turning it 90 degrees and lowering it in again. The driving clutch is a cross and it seems one direction is tighter.
I had the problem and replaced the clutch. That fixed the issue...at least for now. I was having the same exact problem. The inside of the clutch had a bit of buggered up corner and I assumed that was what it was...now I see it probably wasn't the issue. Here's the easy way to see if the issue is too much play...simply put your finger down on the top of the rod and apply pressure while operating the ram. As soon as I did that, the problem went away. I will keep the old clutch knowing that it probably wasn't too badly damaged...I bet the tape trick would have been just fine for my issue.
Bro this video just made my day😭 God bless you😎👍
I was having the same problem. I solved it using white grease on the index rod. Try to see if your driver clutch is ok and try to do it.
I had the same problem and just fasten the 2 screws under the shell plate fixed it for my.
Good Stuff! Thanks!
I also saw a guy throw a quarter under the rod
Poor long term testing from Lee. Seems Lee is guilty of this type of thing more and more lately.
You have the same type of problem on presses costing three times as much and in this case that is unacceptable.
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I deduce on this press that the indexing rod is simply held by the Breech Lock bushing, and if you remove it there the rod goes away. Not very reassuring.
That is correct. It's not problematic that it is held in place by a breech lock bushing. It's a simple design that saves you from having a separate locking mechanism for the indexing rod. The problem is that there's too much play at the bottom. They could have easily avoided this by slightly extending the rod and adding a slot for it in the base.
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