Dillion 550 press upgrade

[jeff43]

Has anyone did the upgrade to their 550 press,new pins with the grease “zerks” and the different frame? Mine has none of that. 
I guess you’d have to either buy all the stuff or send it on for a rebuild ,which I guess they charge for .Anybody know?

Edited April 18 by jeff43

[Gemoose23]

it's not worth it honestly.  The zerks are the main difference between the 550b and 550C.

I'd call dillion tech and inquire about part# SKU 20094 . 

That should be the sku for the upgrade from 550b to 550C

[jeff43]

1 hour ago, Gemoose23 said:

it's not worth it honestly.  The zerks are the main difference between the 550b and 550C.

I'd call dillion tech and inquire about part# SKU 20094 . 

That should be the sku for the upgrade from 550b to 550C

I called them a few minutes ago to check on a couple of other things, and I asked him about the upgrade. He said the kit was $55 I think.may get one later For now I’ll just take mine apart sometime and put a little grease on it.

[derf]

My 550 is about 15 years old and has run thousands of rounds with no issues. A little white grease on a clean push rod and bearing plate has worked well for me. A can of keyboard air will help keep the turntable clean too. Only thing I’ve ordered for it has been primer load tubes. I think my grandkids hide them from me. If it ain’t broke don fix it! 

[jeff43]

I was just want a way to lube these areas circled.

[derf]

Remove the c-clip on the pin and tap the pin about half way out. I use lubraplate and a small acid brush to lube it  

 

 

 

[jeff43]

Just now, derf said:

Remove the c-clip on the pin and tap the pin about half way out. I use lubraplate and a small acid brush to lube it  

 

 

 

Thanks