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All you need to do is bend the wire downward where it passes the OD of the washer/bearing. I've loaded thousands and thousands of rounds since doing that with no lockup. The wire is thick and can be a little tough to bend but it's not a big deal.

I'd like to know the answer to this too please.

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I bought my xl650 in December last year. Thanks i'll give you guys a call next week. Much appreciated!!!

How do I adjust the indexing pawl/cam/whatever it's called...the thing on the left side of the press with 2 screws in it. I've read several threads saying to adjust this so the shell plate is nicely moved into place, not snapped in by the ball. I tried to adjust this but there is BARELY any movement at all backwards and forwards, like nothing pretty much. I need to move it forward to help the shell plate rotate more. I already did the bearing mod and clipped the spring, but it still snaps into place.

I just got off the phone with Dillon and they said to measure the thickness of the spacer+powder bar to see if a thicker one can be used. I'll do that and call them back this weekend. Thanks for the help Brian.

OK so here's my situation with my xl650 I got in December. It works great except when I use AA#9 for when I load 30carbine.. That powder is so fine (like dust) it tends to gall-up the powder measure a little. It gets stuck in between the pistol bar and the spacer plate, around there, just a few grains. This added friction makes it a little harder to slide the pistol bar back and forth. I've switched to different pistol bars and plates I have, no difference, it's just too fine of powder. I've adjusted the wingnut on the rod to make it work, but it would work a lot better if there was a spring to assist the pull-back. I know Dillon powder measures used to have this spring until the rod was added. Are the springs still for sale? I just need 1. Or does anyone have a part number for a spring that will work good in place of the original Dillon ones? Thanks