How to extract a sizing die from a Lyman Lubrisizer

[BrentD]

This is kind of a lame question, but I have a Lyman Lubrisizer - it is orange with no model number on it that I can find. I have used it a bit over the last 2 decades but I don't recall ever swapping out the die in it. Now I need to pull the .375" die and put in a .401 die. Is there some trick to this? The die is flush with the housing and I can't seem to push it out from below. Everything is rather stiff, but still moving. However the handle grip is thin wood and I don't want to bend or break anything. I should probably warm it up a little but how does one exert force on the die to move it out?

Thanks for any and all help.

[mac60]

What I do with my Lyman 450 is to lower the height adjustment as far as I can get it and put 9mm luger case on top of the push rod. That butts up against the bottom of the die and allows you to push it out the top.

[Cowboy_Dan]

First disconnect the die from the press. Older models (your handle makes it sound like one) have a set screw on the front. Starting with the model 450 they switched to a retention nut over the die. Next lift the handle and the ejector rod will lift the die out of the sizer.

[dragon813gt]

Heat it up some to soften the lube. Makes removal easy as can be.

[BK7saum]

After removing the retention. Nut, I place a case, socket, etc between the push rod and lower bracket so that when the handle is raised, the push rod raises the die in the sizer housing.

[Petrol & Powder]

I just remove the nut, stick a hammer handle over the lower push rod pull the operating handle up.

[KenT7021]

Sounds like you have a Model 45 with the setscrew.I would apply a bit of heat to the area of the housing that encloses the sizing die and then attempt removal.

[lightman]

I use an open end wrench to loosen the nut then place the end of the same wrench under the pushrod and raise the handle. The die comes right out.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Sounds like you have a Model 45 with the setscrew.I would apply a bit of heat to the area of the housing that encloses the sizing die and then attempt removal.

Heat !

[gwpercle]

I use an open end wrench to loosen the nut then place the end of the same wrench under the pushrod and raise the handle. The die comes right out.

If you have a 450 , this is the way to do it. In place of an open end wrench , mine came with a little wrench for removing the nut and that's what I use.

[rmark]

Clearly you should buy a second lube sizer to go with the second die.

[Echo]

clearly you should buy a second lube sizer to go with the second die.

plus one!

[BrentD]

I think I should just sell the lubrisizer I have and convert the lever guns to paper patches anyway. That was my original intent, but haven't had time to make it work. The thought of lead on steel in my rifles' barrels gives me that sort of creepy feeling that screechy chalk on the blackboard does.

One of these days.

Meanwhile, I got the thing to work more or less and lubed up a few bullets as a test run. They were bullets that had been treated with LLA+JLFW (60:40) which didn't work so well. Maybe this will be better. One can hope.

Has anyone gotten any formulation of LLA to work w/o leading? But I digress. The lubrisizer is functioning - thanks for the tip to put something on the plunger to push the die out. I used a .38-40 bullet. Piece of cake then.

[Elkins45]

What I do with my Lyman 450 is to lower the height adjustment as far as I can get it and put 9mm luger case on top of the push rod. That butts up against the bottom of the die and allows you to push it out the top.

Or a flat nose 45 bullet, or the nut wrench turned sideways, or anything that fits. I have taken to putting the "object" at the bottom of the pusher between it and the stirrup rather than between the top and the die bottom. I don't have to adjust it that way and it works just as well.