proffate Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Loaded 9 and 38 on a lee loadmaster for a couple of years and last fall moved to a Dillon 650. Loaded a few thousand rounds of 38 no problem, went like clockwork. 700 rounds per hour, no issues. converted over to 9mm in march and been having a number of issues. I guess 9mm is just more finicky than 38 (on the dillon and loadmaster). I had a heck of a time getting the ejector wire to not jam against a case when ejecting - going slow seemed to work, but any attempt to 'crank it up' would cause the wire to lift (at the end with the hole) and jam against a case. I'm using 231 at 4.0gr and it tossed powder all over the place when the shell plate indexed, so I did the thrust bearing on top of the shell plate...again had to fudge for quite a while to get the wire to not jam and trying to go 'fast' (over 400rnd/hour) it would jam often. Been working like that for 2+ months. Today I cut 1/2 coil off the detent spring under the shell plate as I'm still throwing powder all over the place. Now I can't for the life of me get the ejector spring to work. Tried googling for help and got nothing that seemed to work. It jammed every third round...so I tried bending it a bit trying to make it 'grab' tighter and not rise up..now it's worse than before and won't stay put no matter what. I have it installed correctly - around the top of the hex bolt, not under the head.Any suggestions are welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Be sure the ejector wire is not pinned underneath the head of the shellplate bolt. The coil goes over the head of the shellplate bolt. Next, push down on the edge of the shellplate at station 4. If it feels springy, then the shellplate bolt needs to be a bit tighter. Remember to loosen/snug the set screw on the left side of the shaft when adjusting the shellplate bolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-the new guy Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 make sure you have the correct shellplate if it is too tight the brass doesn't want to slide out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proffate Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 the plate is snug, the wire is not under the bolt head. every 10th round the wire rised up...and then jams.What can I do to keep it in place against the shell plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james5m Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 If your using thrust brg kit, try leaving 1 shim washer out and see if that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBolt Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I had a similar issue. I snugged up the shell plate just a little. No more powder spills and 3k rounds without a wire jam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Correct shell plate? They are caliber specific. Tight shell plate? Should be able to really snug it down when using the bearing. Only running one washer on the bearing? You should be. Did you tweak the ejector a little after installing the bearing kit? You should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molson Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) Try this. Found it somewhere and it has done the trick for me. I also use a bearing with a single race on top. Looks like I cannot upload a pdf. PM me and I will provide the PDF with the Special bend in the ejector wire. Edited June 19, 2014 by molson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDA Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I had some ejector wire issues before with .223 (didn't have any issues with 9mm). I messed around with it for a while, tried bending it in various ways (suggestions outlined in various threads), with thrust bearing and without, etc. etc. Ultimately, what worked was getting it back to its original shape and making sure it was as tight against the shell plate as I could. This was accomplished by grinding off the end that sticks down in the hole, a little at a time until it was not being held up off the shell plate. Now mine works perfectly and never jams. Moral of the story, make sure the wire is as close to the shell plate as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proffate Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Messed about and got it working..it seems. It will be next week before I have a chance to reload as we're going away for 4 days first thing tomorrow and lots to do before then.I bent it to get it as close to the shellplate as possible and tightened the curl around the hex nut. Ran about 15 shells slow, fast, sloppy, etc and had no issues.I've got the thrust bearing and only the top washer, bottom is on the shellplate. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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