Lee Classic Turret Auto Indexing Problem

[Esau]

The Auto Index, on my Lee Classic Turret Press, fails every so often.

[Russ in WY]

Pls define "fails".. No rotation ,partial rotation, or some thing else. How old is press ?? Lots of rnds thru it ??? have you changed the little blk square part that rides on the square shaft ?? Mite be worn out. Mine is newer & haven't run a lot of cycles yet. Have heard that that part will only last for a limited no of cycles. I usually lube it when changing calibers. Then also I tend to not run it all the way down & just do a manual rotation also. Hope this helpds, Good Luck. My 2¢ Russ.

[shotman]

russ is on it. you need to lube and use a good oil. not graphite. They do wear

[UweJ]

+1 on russ and shotman. The little black square is most likely the thing thats given you trouble.I changed it twice in 3 yrs,but it´s not a big problem. They are cheap at lee´s spare part .They do wear because of metall turning on plastic.I had a friend make me some out of aluminium and will try those the next time out
Uwe

[bedwards]

If you have the one with the little white nylon insert indexer, I don't lube mine at all and I tighten it just enough to hold the adjustment and do the job. Lubing seems to make it swell and fail quickly.

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[Esau]

It seems like, "The Auto Index Clamp" (TF 3566) occasionally doesn't grab "The Square Index Rod" (TP 2673) while "The Ram" (BP 3020) is being operated by "The Lever" (BP 3090). All of which, except "The Ram," are available from Lee and other fine retailers, for less than ten bucks. (I usually get a better price and quicker service, from the other fine retailers).

It would appear, "The Auto Index Clamp," which is made out of plastic, wears out quickly/occasionally, doesn't grab "The Square Index Rod." I wonder if replacing it will help very much or if that's just the way it is.

[DaveInFloweryBranchGA]

Esau,

You need to look inside the "Auto Index Clamp" and find the square plastic part (fancy name unknown) and see if it's damaged. If it is, you need to replace it and readjust your auto advance.

More than likely, instead of properly adjusting your press per Lee instructions, you've used your hand to advance your press, further damaging the square plastic part and that's the reason you're having the failure now.

Additionally, you can help your press a great deal by stoning the sharp edges smooth on the worm gear(index rod) to smooth up the operation.

That, in addition to properly adjusting the advance, should eliminate your problem. See the Lee website for a video on adjusting the auto advance.

Regards,

Dave

[kdiver58]

part Number for the little square with the square hole is : TF3567
http://www.titanreloading.com/turret...square-ratchet
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part number for the clamp is : TF3566
http://www.titanreloading.com/index....er_name=TF3566
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These are for the 4 hole Lee Turret press

[HNSB]

Mine wore out a couple of years ago. I just index by hand.
Now that I'm used to it, it works just as quick. I haven't bothered looking for replacement parts