"CLUNK" while operating my Lee press.

tjhands · June 16, 2005, 12:07 PM

I have a Lee (Challenger, I think) single-stage press. When I am depriming/resizing my brass, regardless of caliber, it makes a loud "CLINK" sound about every 30 rounds or so. It's like it gets slightly stuck mid-way though. I'm always very careful to make sure the mouth of the brass is fed into the die before using pressure on the handle, so it's not that the brass isn't going in to the die. When I check the brass and the die afterwards, there's nothing apparently wrong at all. What is this noise?

Leftoverdj · June 16, 2005, 12:15 PM

Lube your linkage and see if that helps.

tjhands · June 16, 2005, 03:27 PM

Will try that, thanks.

farmall · June 16, 2005, 07:13 PM

TJ, I had the same problem with my Lee Challenger, frame was cracked on side closest to the handle. Made CLINK noise for some reason, and resistance was from brass twisting inside die. Hope you don't find this on yours, but have seen on more than just mine. Andy

June 16, 2005, 12:07 PM	#1
tjhands Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2005 Posts: 1,718	"CLUNK" while operating my Lee press. I have a Lee (Challenger, I think) single-stage press. When I am depriming/resizing my brass, regardless of caliber, it makes a loud "CLINK" sound about every 30 rounds or so. It's like it gets slightly stuck mid-way though. I'm always very careful to make sure the mouth of the brass is fed into the die before using pressure on the handle, so it's not that the brass isn't going in to the die. When I check the brass and the die afterwards, there's nothing apparently wrong at all. What is this noise? __________________ "If the sole purpose of handguns is to kill people, then mine are all defective." - Uncle Ted Nugent

June 16, 2005, 03:27 PM	#3
tjhands Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2005 Posts: 1,718	Will try that, thanks. __________________ "If the sole purpose of handguns is to kill people, then mine are all defective." - Uncle Ted Nugent

June 16, 2005, 12:15 PM	#2
Leftoverdj Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 2004 Posts: 934	Lube your linkage and see if that helps.

June 16, 2005, 07:13 PM	#4
farmall Senior Member Join Date: December 7, 2004 Location: Beatrice Nebraska Posts: 613	TJ, I had the same problem with my Lee Challenger, frame was cracked on side closest to the handle. Made CLINK noise for some reason, and resistance was from brass twisting inside die. Hope you don't find this on yours, but have seen on more than just mine. Andy