Az.17 Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I just received a 1000 rounds of lead and a couple hundred rounds into it. I heard this load pop that did not sound right. So I started looking around my bench and found the e-clip broken in half. Has anyone had one of these break????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayouman Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I had one break on my 9mm decap die, but I was replacing it anyway with a Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al503 Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I run dillon sizing/depriming dies in all calibers. My 9mm die breaks the e-clip every 3-5K rounds. I've never broken any of the other e-clips in any other caliber. I ordered up a half dozen of them with my last dillon order and that should last me a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I had one break this year but I just grabbed some from work. No biggie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveU Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I broke one and Dillon customer service sent me a bunch in an envelope Last time I was in Ace Hardware, there was a bin full of them, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandbagger Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 mine broke after so many rounds, went to home depot and got a bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Az.17 Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Thanx everyone for the replies. Ok I just wanted to make sure. I would drive up to Dillon, but that's a 45 min. drive one way from my house. With the price of gas I DON'T THINK SO. I found some at Lowes. Thanx again Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 It seems to be very common. I've popped a couple in 9mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Griffin Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Popped two, picked up a few more yesterday for .21 each. H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bshooter Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I have reloaded a lot of rounds on all my Dillon dies and have never broken an e-clip. I have probably just hexed myself. I'll let you know when it happens. Bshooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveU Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) I revived this thread to add that the size of the E-clip is 5/16" in case anyone needs to go to Lowe's/Home Depot and forgets to bring a broken one... ETA: 1/4 (as I saw in other threads) also works, but mine measured 5/16. I guess close enough...? Edited December 15, 2009 by Surge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveU Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) deleted Edited December 15, 2009 by Surge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigman08 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Mine broke and I called Dillon and requested to purchase a replacement and some spares, but they ended up just sending me a couple of freebies. I did suggest that they include one in the 550 spare parts kit, but I don't know if that will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTinVA Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Question for the guys that have broken the e-clip on their decapping die, is there a wave washer under the e-clip on your die? My buddy just broke one on his 9mm die and when he found some replacements he brought one over for me as a spare. When we looked at my die he said that his didn't have the wave washer that is present on my die. My dies are much older though. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 No wave washer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolex Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I had my first one break in 19 years! Just go to Ace/Home Depo or Lowes, they have plenty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 The wave washer was eliminated as unnecessary several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmetalweld57 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Seems to be mostly 9mm that are breaking. Mine that has broke 3 times is in 9mm. Kinda odd. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 I gave up on Dillon dies have had nothing but problems with them, This is pretty much why I dont have a SDB as I assume the SDB dies would have the same problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck223 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I revived this thread to add that the size of the E-clip is 5/16" in case anyone needs to go to Lowe's/Home Depot and forgets to bring a broken one... ETA: 1/4 (as I saw in other threads) also works, but mine measured 5/16. I guess close enough...? When I e-mailed Dillon today, I was told 1/4 is the size to get. I discovered the clip from the .38 Special dies I'd bought used was missing the clip, and my 9mm die's clip was cracked. Fortunately the old style stem works, so I cannibalized an older set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Here is a thread back from the graveyard. This morning, I was loading along and all of a sudden, the press jammed on the downstroke like I had let a 50 BMG sneak into the 650. I look at station 1 and the decap pin retainer is stuck on the case rim. The E-clip broke and let the pin assy fall down toward the case. I pulled the decap assy out of another tool head and finished the task at hand. I called Dillon and they are going to send out some more clips with an additional washer that is supposed to mitigate this failure. Does anybody know about this washer? Post 17 above says that a washer is obsolete! Thanks, Chuck PS: FWIW I was loading 9 mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybayonet Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I just broke one yesterday, almost made 10k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S. Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Most of this is an old post, so I'll address this to the last couple posters: do you lube your cases when resizing or run them w/o lube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Most of this is an old post, so I'll address this to the last couple posters: do you lube your cases when resizing or run them w/o lube? I use one-shot. Why make your life harder? But my original question stands: Is the wave washer still being used/being used again on Dillon decap assys? The newest stuff that I have is probably 10 years old so I have no clue what is currently used. The Dillon guy I talked to said he was going to send some mumble washers that are supposed to mitigate breakage of the E-Clip. I asked him to repeat the name but my old deaf ears just could not make out what the mumble word was. This is not a huge concern to me since this was the first one that ever broke in at least 15 years. So if the washer defers the clip failure, I should be dead before the next one goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Hello: I just talked to Dillon today and they are sending me the E-clip and I think he called it a Bellville washer which is different than the wave washer that is on there now. I have broken about 6 E-clips in 10 years or so. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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