LEE Pro 1000 service/overhaul in GTA / Southern Ontario?

[Razer]

Hey folks, just wondering if there are any places that will overhaul a Lee Pro 1000 press in Southern Ontario?

Thanks!

 

[VinnyQC]

Seriously? If a pro1000 needs and overhaul, the reloader needs a new press. And that comes from a huge fan of Lee stuff.

 

[Razer]

Seriously? If a pro1000 needs and overhaul, the reloader needs a new press. And that comes from a huge fan of Lee stuff.

Was just thinking of bringing it back to factory condition (ish), but looks like I'll just have to warranty some parts and do it myself.

 

[coreyd]

It's a good learning experience to take the Pro 1000 apart, inspect everything and really learn how all the parts interact. Find 2-3 hours and have at it. Watch videos and you will pickup which parts to look for wear and tear and some tuning tips. It's a good press once it gets some TLC.

 

[VinnyQC]

Was just thinking of bringing it back to factory condition (ish), but looks like I'll just have to warranty some parts and do it myself.

If you pay someone at an hourly rate, you'll very quickly burn through more than the cost of a new press. I like Lee, but they are not like a honda that you just go to your favorite mechanic for an oil change every 8000km. They're more like the old impala that you have to fix every now and then.

 

[Razer]

Thanks for the tips fellas, after spending an hour on YouTube I can now moonlight as a Lee Pro 1000 overhauler (can pretty much take it apart with my eyes closed), press is running mint too!

 

[D-Leach]

I'm having horrible primer feeding issues on my 1000 press lol... DRIVING ME NUTS

 

[tomestone]

I'm having horrible primer feeding issues on my 1000 press lol... DRIVING ME NUTS

I put mine under the bench , primer feed won't do SB primer .

 

[OkayShooter]

Buy a new carrier and slap it on. Vola done.

 

[mmcintyre1220]

I'm having horrible primer feeding issues on my 1000 press lol... DRIVING ME NUTS

Take it apart and clean it . Make sure there are no rough spots where the seating pin comes through the plastic channel . Also make sure that little pin that rubs against the press is indexed properly to shake the primers while operating the press

 

[mmcintyre1220]

I put mine under the bench , primer feed won't do SB primer .

Hmm never had that issue. Might be worth taking a look at the primer feed instead of giving up. As long as you keep them clean they run great. I have 4 pro 1000's and have only had one issue that warranted a call to lee for parts.

 

[buji88]

I've heard they get pretty decent with backyard mechanic ideas. If you can sand and make small parts go for it. Tons of great tips and tricks out there for the Pro 1000.

 

[Mark-II]

Primer feeding...

Try some canned air now and then to blow the debris out of the chute and priming area.

I've also taken to rubbing some powdered graphite into the priming tray pan, now and then, just to help things glide a bit better.

And, of course, don't run more than a few more cases before refilling, once the tray is empty. It *needs* the weight of the primers to feed (hence my wanting to minimize friction)

 

[tomestone]

Thanks for all the good tips. I did load a few thousand rounds with it using CCI primers. The problem started when I got 2000 SB rifle ,pistol primers, they are just a little bigger and I think that because they spread my RCBS primer feed tube fingers too. I will use the Lee Pro 1000 again when I get the right primers for it.

 

[salarguy]

If you pay someone at an hourly rate, you'll very quickly burn through more than the cost of a new press. I like Lee, but they are not like a honda that you just go to your favorite mechanic for an oil change every 8000km. They're more like the old impala that you have to fix every now and then.

HAHA! that's the very thing I like about them.