boatdoc173 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) THis is what I wrote to Dillon about a small issue I have with my 550C primer bar: I have noticed that the small primer bar torques as I use the reloader(instead of sliding straight--back and forth) although it does no t affect the primers being loaded, it does cause the screws that hold the primer tower in place at just the right tension --to loosen the rear screw and tighten the front screw. at its worst-This causes primers not to be loaded as it affects alignment of the primer bar and loader.( as well as slowing down my reloading)I can get the screws to hold in place(most of the time) by using pipetape.Any ideas why the primer bar does not just move straight back and forth? any ideas about getting the set up to work without constant adjustment of those tower s crews? this is their reply(makes sense too) The op-rod can apply uneven pressure on the primer slide if the bracket that the top of the rod goes into isn't parallel to the primer slide, or if the op-rod is bent outward to the right too far. if you disengage the op-rod from between the 2 rollers, and point it straight up, the tip of the rod can be up to the rod's diameter to the right of being parallel to the primer shield, but not more than that. also in a thread post by our own @youngeyes, I saw this item which may help the primer bar to ride back and forth with no torque( or quite a bit less: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L9Q2TX4?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details just wanted to post this info. hope it helps others Edited May 24, 2022 by boatdoc173 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmshozer1 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Very easy fix if I can explain it to you. There is a bracket above the primer bar. It holds the outside of the primer tube in place. It also holds the top of the op rod in place. It has a allen screw. If you loosen the screw you can them move it left or right to align the op rod to line up the primer assembly to go back and forth correctly. First thing to do is to disconnect the op rod. Keep the top part in the bracket. Lay the bottom of the rod over the plastic wheel on the primer bar. After loosing the allen screw adj. it to lay in the groove in the wheel. Simple right? It is way easier that I have described it. Let me know. The gadget you are wondering about will smooth out the whole operation but you should do the above first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatdoc173 Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 thank you dmshozer1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmshozer1 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 14 minutes ago, boatdoc173 said: thank you dmshozer1 Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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