Lee Carbide Die Decapping Problem

[dajowi]

I was in the middle of depriming some brass when the primers started to become only partially pushed out of the primer pocket. I had to remove the shell holder from the press and pound the primer back into the primer pocked to get the case out of the shell holder. From the instructions I reset the die depth from the shell holder. This didn't help. Moving the lock ring further up the die wasn't helpful. The very top of the die has a threaded nut which for some reason I can't adjust left or right, like it's welded on, (I know it can't be). The decapping pin protrudes from the end of the die and I didn't bother to measure how far it stuck out from the end of the die when the die was working correctly. I can't find anything on the Lee site which describes the function of the top (adjustment) nut on the die. Any suggestions?

 

[DaveInPA]

You have to loosen that nut on the top of the die, which is a collet holding the decapping pin. It will come loose. Just use a wrench both on the collet and the die itself. Then adjust the pin so it's protruding farther out the bottom of the die and re-tighten the collet.

 

[zxcvbob]

Loosed that 1/2" nut on top of the die (it's actually a collet, and it *might* be 9/16") and push the decapping pin back down until it is flush with the end of the nut, then tighten it very snug again.

 

[CowTowner]

It takes a 1/2 inch wrench for the collet and a 3/4 inch for the die itself.

 

[crazylegs]

And.......That bugger is tight, at least it is on mine.
Crazlegs

 

[wwmkwood]

It should be REAL tight, it's what holds the pin from sliding when you deprime a case. It's designed to slip before the pin breaks if you ever get a case with an offset or undersized flash hole