I have a straight arm Lyman Tru Line Jr I use to load 38 Special. The history is that the press was used to load for rounds for my wife's snubby and I loaded 100's. We stopped using the gun about 3 years ago. I recently bought a 38 Special with a longer barrel, so, I'll be loading 38 Special again. The press reciently rolled off the bench. Broke the decapping adjusting rod, but no further visible damage. Lyman still sells the threaded rod, so, I replaced the broken one.
Now about the press; When I lift the case using the proper shell holder (#1) toward the decapping die I noticed the 38 Special case is slightly off center and to get it into the die I have to angle it just a little. If I manually rotate the turret just slightly (roughly 1/16 to 3/32 inch) I don't have to tip the case. Once in, the die does the job it is made to do just fine.
I'm thinking the die is bent, damaged (with no marks) as a result of the fall. This misalignment is only happening with the decapping die I tried loosening the turret, turning it slightly then retightening it, however, there was no change. I swapped other dies with the troublesome one to verify the hole in the turret is ok, it seemed to be. I even took the turret off, cleaned under it and made sure the detent ball and spring were properly installed then returned the turret, adjusting the hold down bolt just to the tightness where the turret turns freely.
I don't think it is the ram or the shell holder since they work just fine with other dies.
It seems to me I do remember this problem existed before the fall, but, sometimes my memory plays tricks on me. In any case, Is there any way to realign the 310 die?