Lee Quick Change Bushing - Stuck

Marco Califo · September 21, 2014, 01:27 PM

I got one stuck in my hand press (the spring button fell out), and another stuck on my RCBS Bullet puller body. I need to get at least one of them unstuck to be able to use them both together. I tried Kroil, and a little heating. Any other ideas?

**Unclenick** · September 21, 2014, 05:06 PM

Have you called Lee? They must have encountered this issue by now.

I don't own any of the Breech Lock products, so I can't give you any advice from experience. In general, I find Kroil can require 24 hours to work on some things. Heating just the bushing on the puller body should expand it, so you want the puller bottom up in the vice and the pipe wrench on the bushing flange when you start to apply heat.

Smoke & Recoil · September 21, 2014, 05:27 PM

I might seem silly...but are you turning it in the correct direction ?

Marco Califo · September 21, 2014, 09:54 PM

Thanks Unclenick. I checked their FAQ and submitted a trouble ticket. Maybe it is not such a common problem. I got one, of the two, the one on the puller, unstuck with Kroil+leverage. But there is not much to grab onto on the one stuck in the press. Up to this point, I have just left it stuck, and acted as if it wasn't the breech lock type. So, I will wait and see what Lee says.

Smoke+Recoil: Yes. You do.

Vance · September 21, 2014, 10:20 PM

Hopefully, Lee will offer to remove the stuck bushing for you and fix the release button. Even better would be for free.

Marco Califo · September 22, 2014, 02:38 PM

Lee's first response was that "it unscrews like a lightbulb". That got a unsatisfied response from me, that did not refer to screwing or lightbulbs. I can send it back, and may have to. However, their spare parts are cheap enough that I may just get a new casting for $12 plus 0.50 for the pin I lost. Then, send back the stuck part.

September 21, 2014, 01:27 PM	#1
Marco Califo Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: LA (Greater Los Angeles Area) Posts: 2,602	Lee Quick Change Bushing - Stuck I got one stuck in my hand press (the spring button fell out), and another stuck on my RCBS Bullet puller body. I need to get at least one of them unstuck to be able to use them both together. I tried Kroil, and a little heating. Any other ideas? __________________ ............

September 21, 2014, 05:06 PM	#2
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,063	Have you called Lee? They must have encountered this issue by now. I don't own any of the Breech Lock products, so I can't give you any advice from experience. In general, I find Kroil can require 24 hours to work on some things. Heating just the bushing on the puller body should expand it, so you want the puller bottom up in the vice and the pipe wrench on the bushing flange when you start to apply heat. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

September 21, 2014, 09:54 PM	#4
Marco Califo Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: LA (Greater Los Angeles Area) Posts: 2,602	Thanks Unclenick. I checked their FAQ and submitted a trouble ticket. Maybe it is not such a common problem. I got one, of the two, the one on the puller, unstuck with Kroil+leverage. But there is not much to grab onto on the one stuck in the press. Up to this point, I have just left it stuck, and acted as if it wasn't the breech lock type. So, I will wait and see what Lee says. Smoke+Recoil: Yes. You do. __________________ ............

September 22, 2014, 02:38 PM	#6
Marco Califo Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: LA (Greater Los Angeles Area) Posts: 2,602	Lee's first response was that "it unscrews like a lightbulb". That got a unsatisfied response from me, that did not refer to screwing or lightbulbs. I can send it back, and may have to. However, their spare parts are cheap enough that I may just get a new casting for $12 plus 0.50 for the pin I lost. Then, send back the stuck part. __________________ ............

September 21, 2014, 05:27 PM	#3
Smoke & Recoil Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: East shore of Lake Michigan. Posts: 715	I might seem silly...but are you turning it in the correct direction ?

September 21, 2014, 10:20 PM	#5
Vance Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2011 Location: North Bend, OR Posts: 743	Hopefully, Lee will offer to remove the stuck bushing for you and fix the release button. Even better would be for free.