help please got a hole

[shad]

I have a older star and it has a hole in the tube the lube goes in . it doesn't look like it was drilled it looks factory but I know nothing about it

[kayak1]

Pictures would really help.

[ffries61]

If it's on the back side of lube tube, about an inch above the bottom section of the casting the tube goes thru, it's supposed to be there, it's a vent hole.Every Star I've seen has it.

Fred

[Beagle333]

Yeah, it's supposed to be there. 'Apparently to punish you if you overfill the tube, by serving as a nozzle to spray hot lube all over your reloading bench and the wall behind it when you replace the plunger. (if you buy lube by the pound to save money and pour melted lube into the tube, as I do) :roll:

It doesn't take long at all to begin remembering not to do that. ;-)

[ReloaderFred]

It's a vent hole to relieve the back pressure as the plunger pushes the lube down. Without it, the vacuum created by the plunger being depressed works against the spring and hycar seal.

Hope this helps.

Fred

[DaveInFloweryBranchGA]

If need be, you can cover the hole with a hose clamp while you're filling, then release as needed to provide for pressure release.

[CPL Lou]

Yeah, it's supposed to be there. 'Apparently to punish you if you overfill the tube, by serving as a nozzle to spray hot lube all over your reloading bench and the wall behind it when you replace the plunger. (if you buy lube by the pound to save money and pour melted lube into the tube, as I do) :roll:

It doesn't take long at all to begin remembering not to do that. ;-)

DITTO ! :shock:

CPL Lou