ChuckS1

Lately my SDB shellplate isn't fully indexing when I operate the handle. I'm using a 9mm die set. What happens is that the shellplate rotates, but not enough to clear the primer cup. Maybe just a hair, like maybe the width of the primer cup, short of where it should be. If I force it, the primer cup pops up with an audible "ping" and launches the primer or sometimes just flips it over. So now I need to give it a little push to get the shellplate into position so the primer station works as it's supposed to. Any idea what's going on here?

Just an update. Called Dillon and sent the die body and ring back for repair on August 1st. Just got it back yesterday (August 12). One day turnaround time once Dillon got it. Rest of the time was shipping by USPS. Thanks, Dillon, for the great customer service, especially for a 35 year old press.

The adhesive apparently failed and the carbide ring and cartridge case came out of the die body. The case is stuck on the ring. I plan on calling Dillon Monday (it’s Sunday morning). I expect Dillon will replace it eventually, but the SDB 9mm sizing die shows as backordered on Dillon’s website, so God knows how long that will be. So, anybody have any luck reattaching the carbide ring in the die body? I was thinking JB Weld or red Loctite and maybe staking. Thanks in advance.

I still have my 1987-vintage SD that’s been updated to the SDB configuration. I called Dillon tech support a few years ago to ask a question about a powder dispensing problem and by the end of the conversation, Dillon’s tech was sending me all the parts I needed, at no cost.

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