HELP !!! Lyman 450 wrench part # ???

[10 Spot Terminator]

Hey All,,,

I have been all over Lymans web site and cant seem to fine a way to find the wrench for the sizer die retainer nut. If anyone has a Lyman products instruction manual I understand it may be in there. I need to order one of these like yesterday and would appreciate the part # if possible. If anyone has one they dont need as well I would be more than willing to buy or swap for it as well

Thanks guys,

10 Spot

[sturf]

Ratchet Wrench; SKU 2745804. $7.00. Hope this is what your looking. God bless.

[sturf]

I can't get my previous post to delete so hear is the correct one: 4500/450 Combo Wrench. SKU 2990520. $2.00.

[jcwit]

From what the first post says he needs the wrench for the retainer nut for the die not the ratchet wrench for the pressure screw.

This might be what you want but I can't find a pix so call and ask. Or you could use a Cresent wrench, AKA Tennessee socket set.

Replacement Parts 4500/450 - Combo Wrench
$2.00

Tjey don't even list a part number, just the discription.

[462]

Call Lyman and talk to Nancy.

Question: Does anyone know what the other end of the wrench is designed for?

[sturf]

Did you not read my second post? The other end is for the nut on the threaded rod that stops the down stroke.

[geargnasher]

Mine has a knurled nut on the stop rod, not a hex, I was wondering the same thing 462 was.

The advantage to having the correct wrench is it has an offset tab opposite the handle on the inside of the flat that allows you to put downpressure on the nut while tightening, this is really helpful to prevent cross threading that little buggar.

Gear

[462]

Thanks for the information, sturf. My 4500 has the round, knurled adjuster, too.

[wallenba]

My little orange 4500 manual lists a hex wrench # 2998880 no pic though. Ratchet wrench is 2745808 and a combo wrench is 2990520, so I'm thinkin' you need the combo. The one pictured is a combo.

[wallenba]

You can get away with using a crescent wrench if you start the threads with you fingers first. It helps to square up the nut by lowering the ram on it, then turning with fingers, If you cross thread it, you are truly s#%&*ed. But it's no riskier than using the Lyman tool, I always use the most care there.

[clintsfolly]

Try holding the ram on top retainer to hold it straight. helps get it started Clint

[GP100man]

I put the nut on the die ,insert die until it contacts the housing , remove top punch & use the ram to apply a little pressure & to hold it square .

Helps to have it warm , especially on stiff loobes !!

Almost forgot , I use a 6" or 8" cresent wrench, just snug enuff to prevent leaking .

[insanelupus]

The other end of the wrench adjusts the nut on the bottom of the sizer which adjusts the depth the bullet is lowered into the area where it is lubed.

[Springfield]

I was taught to ALWAYS start nuts and bolts by hand to prevent crossthreading, especially with important items like spark plugs. So small crescent works for me.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Heat is most definiately a big help.
when starting the nut with your fingers,
Hot lube lets you "feel" the threads start.
Jon

[10 Spot Terminator]

THANKS GUYS !!!

I will be shooting off an order A.S.A.P. but may try the cresent wrench to pull the 357 die out and get my .358 die on line. This will keep me bizzy until the wrench gets to me. By the by,,, I came up with a trick for a press heater . I bolted my press through a 1/4 inch aluminum plate appx 4 inches wide and ran it out the back about 5 inches. I rest a clothes iron on the back part. Nice adjustable thermostat on that iron. The plate cost me about about $3.00 at the scrapyard and I have 1/2 of it left. Just cant size boolits on laundry day

[geargnasher]

I was taught to ALWAYS start nuts and bolts by hand to prevent crossthreading, especially with important items like spark plugs. So small crescent works for me.

HEHEE, noob.

Gear

[btroj]

If we don't cross thread anything how can we ever learn to FIX things? It is all part of the natural progression, teaching things like this is bad.
Everyone needs to cross thread at least one thing I life. Only then can you truly understand the value of hand starting a threaded device.

[WHITETAIL]

There is a saying in my bisness.
There is nothing tighter than a good cross thread.

[Char-Gar]

I make certain both the internal and external threads are clean, use the ram to keep things straight and turn with a crescent wrench. I lost the Lyman wrench many years ago. You can also use a 1/4 ratchet wrench and the correct socket to turn the top gizmo.