MEC Auto-Mate Assembly Manual
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MEC Auto-Mate Assembly Manual
MEC Auto-Mate Assembly Manual For MEC 9000G/GN and 8567 Grabber Series Thank you… We really appreciate your support of our product line. But our commitment to you hardly ends here. We won't be satisfied until your new MEC AutoMate exceeds your expectations. . . year after year. We encourage you to take your time as you begin to use your new MEC Auto-Mate. Carefully review this manual to learn the operational features and considerations for safe operation. Your MEC Auto-Mate is a machine that if used to its capability will speed the process of reloading, and for those with physical impairments, will allow you to once again be able to load your own shot shells. But like any machine you need to thoroughly understand it to get the most out of it. That's where we come in again. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions we want to hear from you. Give us a call at, 800-797-4632 8AM - 4PM CST Monday-Friday. 2 Contents NOTE: If you are upgrading an 8567 Grabber Series machine, turn to Page 15 Step 16 and contact the factory for the items listed. Section 1. Safety Information. – Page 4 Section 2. 1. Safety Information Page MEC 4 Section Remove Parts From- Your 9000G/GN or 8567 Grabber. – Page 6 Section 2. Removal of Factory Manual Operational Parts For MEC 9000G/GN or Section 3. Install “Quick-Link” Parts to Your 9000G/GN or 8567 Grabber. – Page 11 8567 Grabber - Page 6 Section Assemble Your MEC Auto-Mate. Section 4. 3. Quick-Link Kit Installation - Page –10Page 19 Section 5. InstallationYour of Left Side Loader Brace – Page 4. Assemble MEC Auto-Mate. - Page 16 21 5. Installation of Left Side Truss Rod - Page Section 6. Auto-Mate Fuse Replacement – Page 24 18 Section 6. Auto-Mate Fuse Replacement - Page 19 Section 1. 3 Safety Information General The MEC Auto-Mate is a unique product in that it is designed to work in conjunction with equipment and reloading components designed and manufactured by Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. It is therefore of up-most importance to read, fully understand, and strictly follow the operation, user, and safety information for ALL the equipment and reloading components that you will be using in the reloading process. Millions of men and women reload ammunition as a hobby, or because the cost savings allow them to enjoy shooting more often. You should always reload so that the safest and most accurate loads on the shooting line will be yours, and always remember that to become or to continue to be a safe reloader, you must be careful at all times. Checking powder and shot charges with a reliable scale is a must, and will disclose if you have any variations in weights. Adhering to loads recommended by the powder manufacturer is a must. Always wear safety glasses! On your machine and in this operator’s manual safety labels and statements contain the words DANGER for the most serious hazards and CAUTION to call attention to safety messages. DANGER CAUTION Electrical (1) To avoid electrical shock, which can cause severe personal, injury or death do not cut or remove the round grounding prong from the plug. Machine must be grounded at all times. Do not remove warning tag from power cord. Do not use a two-prong adapter. Do not use an extension cord. Electrical Grounding Instructions - This machine is equipped with a three-prong (grounding) plug for protection against possible shock hazards. If you encounter a two prong receptacle, contact a qualified electrician and have the two-prong wall receptacle replaced with a properly grounded three-prong wall receptacle in accordance with the National Electrical Code. Machine is designed to operate on a separate 110 to 120 volt. 15 amp.. 60 cycle line. (2) Avoid contact with energized circuits. 4 Safety Information Electrical – Cont’d (3) Do not depend on motor control devices (switches, etc.) to prevent unexpected motor starting. Always disconnect power source before working on or adjusting machine. (4) Protect the power cable: don't let it touch sharp objects, hot surfaces, oil, grease, or chemicals. Do not kink the power cable. DANGER (5) DO NOT USE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN AREA WHERE EXPLOSIVE VAPORS ARE PRESENT. CAUTION (6) DISCONNECT POWER SUPPLY BEFORE SERVICING, OR MAKING ANY ADJUSTMENTS. Mechanical DANGER (1) KEEPS HANDS AND FINGERS CLEAR OF ALL MOVING PARTS. (2) Your machine is quite heavy. Be sure to use your MEC Auto-Mate on a structurally sound table or bench. 5 Section 2. Parts Installation RemovalQuick-Link Of Factory Manual Operational Parts REMOVAL OF FACTORY MANUAL OPERATION PARTS TOOLS REQUIRED (2) 7/16” OPEN END WRENCHES (1) 1/2” OPEN END WRENCH (1) 5/32” HEX WRENCH STEP 1 RAISE CHARGE BAR AND MEASURE ASSEMBLY. REMOVE POWDER AND SHOT BOTTLES. STEP 2 REMOVE BOTH SHOT AND POWDER DROP TUBES AND SET ASIDE. 6 STEP 3 DEPRESS HANDLE ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLYTO TO BOTTOM OF OF LOADING LOADING STROKE. STROKE. THE BOTTOM TIGHTEN BOLT TO KEEP USING (2) MIDDLE 7/16” WRENCHES TIGHTEN TURRETBOLT ASSEMBLY IN THE DOWN MIDDLE TO KEEP TURRET ASPOSITION. SEMBLY IN THE DOWN POSITION. STEP 4 WITH A ½” END WRENCH, REMOVE THE PIVOT BLOCK BOLT AND SET ASIDE. STEP 5 REMOVE ASSEMBLY AS REMOVE MEASURE CHARGE BAR AND SHOWN AND SET ASIDE. MEASURE ASSEMBLY AND SET ASIDE. 7 STEP 6 USING (2)MIDDLE 7/16” WRENCHES LOOSEN BOLT AND LOOSEN RETURN MIDDLE AND RETURN TURRETBOLT ASSEMBLY TO THETURRET FULL UP ASSEMBLY TO THE FULL UP POSIPOSITION. TION. PULL DROP TUBE HOLDER PULL DROP UP TUBE HOLDER ASSEMBLY AND LAY TOASSEMTHE BLY UPITAND LAYNECESSARY TO THE SIDE.TO IT UNIS SIDE. IS NOT NOT NECESSARY TO UN-COUPLE COUPLE THE ATTACHED LINKAGES. THE ATTACHED LINKAGES. STEP STEP77 USING 7/16”END WRENCHES WITH (2) A 7/16” WRENCHREMOVE REMOVE THE REAR LINKAGE BOLT ASSEMBLY THE REAR LINKAGE BOLT ASSEMBLY AND ANDKEEP KEEPFOR FORPOSSIBLE POSSIBLEFUTURE FUTURE USE. USE. STEP 8 8 STEP USING REMOVE WITH(2) A 7/16” 7/16” WRENCHES END WRENCH REMOVE THE LOCK NUT AND SET ASIDE. THE LOCK NUT AND SET ASIDE. NOTE APPROXIMATE ADJUSTMENT NOTE APPROXIMATE ADJUSTMENT POSITION OF THE CRIMP DIEDIE CAM. POSITION OF THE CRIMP CAM. YOU WILL NEED TOTO READJUST THE YOU WILL NEED READJUST THE CAM FOLLOWING THE AUTO-MATE CAM FOLLOWING THE AUTO-MATE “QUICK-LINK” PARTS INSTALLATION. “QUICK-LINK” PARTS INSTALLATION. 8 Actuator Arm STEP 9 REMOVE THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY. STEP 9 HANDS TO SPREAD THE USE BOTH IF YOU HAVE THE LARGEAND CAPACITY FORKS OF THE HANDLE PULL PRIMER YOU HAVE TO TOWARDFEED FRONT OFWILL MACHINE. REMOVE #8965IN ACTUATOR ARM SAVE THETHE HANDLE THE EVENT USING A 5/32” HEXTO WRENCH AND THAT YOU WANT CONVERT THE SET ASIDE. NOTE POSITION OF LOADER BACK TOTHE MANUAL OPERATION. THE SCREW IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE SLOT. STEP STEP10 10 USING 7/16”END WRENCHES WITH (2) A 7/16” WRENCHREMOVE REMOVE THE AND SET THETOP TOPLINKAGE LINKAGEBOLT BOLT AND SET ASIDE. ASIDE. SAVE AND LEFT LINKAGE SAVETHE THERIGHT RIGHT AND LEFT LINKAGE PIECES YOU PIECESININTHE THEEVENT EVENTTHAT THAT YOU WANT TO CONVERT THE LOADER WANT TO CONVERT THE LOADER BACK BACKTO TOMANUAL MANUALOPERATION OPERATION. THIS IS THE WAY THE TOP SECTION OF YOUR LOADER SHOULD APPEAR PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE MEC AUTO-MATE “QUICK-LINK” KIT. 9 ► Quick-Link Kit Installation INSTALLATION OF MEC AUTO-MATE “QUICK-LINK” KIT STEP 1 PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION BY LAYING OUT THE “QUICK-LINK” PARTS. STEP 2 LOOKING FROM THE BACK OF THE LOADER, PLACE THE TOP LINKAGE BOLT THROUGH THE LEFT HAND LINK AND SLIDE BOLT THRU HOLE PROVIDED IN TOP OF COLUMN AND THEN THRU RIGHT HAND LINK. STEP STEP 33 USING 7/16”OF WRENCHES USING(2) A SET 7/16” END TIGHTEN THE TOP LINKAGE BOLT ASSEMBLY WRENCHES TIGHTEN THE TOP IMPORTANT! ONLY TIGHTEN LINKAGE BOLT ASSEMBLY THE TOP LINKAGE ONLY BOLT NUT ENOUGH IMPORTANT! TIGHTEN THE TO BRING ALL OF THE PARTS TOP LINKAGE BOLT NUT ENOUGH TO TOGETHER. THE ACTUATION BRING ALL OF THE PARTS ARMS MUST MOVE FREELY. TOGETHER. THE ACTUATION ARMS MUST MOVE FREELY UP AND DOWN. 10 STEP 4 ON RIGHT SIDE OF LOADER ASSEMBLE THE FORWARD LINK BOLT, LINK STRAP, AND SPACING WASHER AS SHOWN. STEP 5 ON LEFT SIDE OF LOADER ADD ¼” SPACING WASHER, LINK STRAP, CAM PLATE AND FORWARD LINKAGE BOLT NUT. IMPORTANT! MAKE SURE THE THREADED HOLE IN THE LINK STRAP IS AWAY FROM THE LOADER. STEP 6 Section 3. USING(2) (2)7/16” 7/16”END WRENCHES TIGHTEN WITH WRENCHES THE FORWARD LINKAGE BOLT TIGHTEN THE FORWARD LINKAGE ASSEMBLY. IMPORTANT! ONLY BOLT ASSEMBLY. TIGHTEN THE FORWARD LINKAGE IMPORTANT! ONLY TIGHTEN THE BOLT NUT ENOUGH BRING FORWARD LINKAGETO BOLT NUTALL OF THE PARTS TOGETHER. ENOUGH TO BRING ALL OF THE LINK STRAPS MUST THE MOVE FREELY PARTS TOGETHER. LINK UP AND DOWN. USINGFREELY A 5/32” HEX STRAPS MUST MOVE UP WRENCH TIGHTEN THE CAM IN THE AND DOWN. APPROXIMATE POSITION LIKE IT WAS ON YOUR HANDLE. YOU MAY HAVE TO ADJUST THE POSITION WHEN YOU BEGIN RELOADING. 11 STEP 7 RE-ATTACH THE THE INDEXING INDEXINGACTUATRE-ATTACH ACTUATION BRACKET. ING BRACKET. IF YOU ALSO HAVE THE LARGE CAPACITY PRIMER FEED, REATTACH THE ACTUATOR ARM AT THIS TIME. STEP 8 ADD ADD THE THE REAR REAR LINK LINK BOLT BOLT AND NUT TIGHTAND EN USING (2) 7/16” WRENCHES. TIGHTEN. IMPORTANT! ONLY ONLY TIGHTEN TIGHTEN THE THE REAR LINKAGE BOLT ENOUGH TO BRING ALL REAR LINKAGE BOLT NUT ENOUGH OF THE PARTS TOGETHER. TO BRING ALL OF THE PARTS TOGETHER. STEP 9 MOVE THE DROP TUBE HOLDER ASSEMBLY BACK INTO POSITION. 12 STEP 10 DEPRESS LINKAGE ASSEMBLY TO TO HANDLE ASSEMBLY THE BOTTOM OF LOADING STROKE. WHILE HOLDING DOWN, TIGHTEN MIDDLEITBOLT TO TIGHTKEEP EN MIDDLE BOLT USING (2) 7/16” TURRET ASSEMBLY IN THE DOWN POSITION. WRENCHES TO KEEP TURRET ASSEMBLY IN THE DOWN POSITION. STEP 11 11 FROM OF THEAND RELOADER ALIGN THE THE FRONT PIVOT BLOCK ALIGN THE PIVOT BLOCK AND CHARGE BAR ASSEMBLY ANDCHARGE BAR ASSEMBLY ANDPIVOT ATTACH WITH THE ATTACH WITH THE BLOCK PIVOT BOLT. BLOCK BOLT. STEP 12 WITH A ½” END WRENCH TIGHTEN PIVOT BLOCK BOLT SECURELY. 13 STEP STEP 13 13 CAREFULLY CAREFULLY LOOSEN LOOSEN THE THE MIDDLE MIDDLE BOLT AND RETURN TURRET BOLT AND RETURN TURRET ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY TOUP THE FULL UP CAUTION TO THE FULL POSITION. POSITION. SHOULD BE TAKEN TO NOT ALLOW THE UNIT TO COME UP TOO QUICKLY. STEP 14 ADD POWDER AND SHOT DROP TUBES. STEP 15 LOWER CHARGE BAR ASSEMBLY. 14 FROM SIDE/BACK VIEW OF THIS ISTHE WHAT THE FINISHED THE RELOADER THIS IS WHAT THE ASSEMBLY SHOULD LOOK LIKE. FINISHED ASSEMBLY SHOULD CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARELOOK LIKE. CONGRATULATIONS, ALMOST READY TO GO! YOU ARE ALMOST READY TO GO! STEP 16 16 ► Bolt/Nut WITH A 7/16” WRENCH, INSTALL INSTALL THE END RIGHT HAND LOADER THE LOADER SUPPORT BRACKET. SUPPORT BRACKET USING THE PROUSE THE ¼” NUT AND WITH VIDED 1/4“PROVIDED NUT AND BOLT. START BOLT. START THE TOP BOLT THE TOP BOLTWITH AS SHOWN HERE AND AS SHOWN HERE. TIGHTEN FINGER TIGHTEN. SECURELY. IF YOU ARE CONVERTING IMPORTANT: IMPORTANT: IF YOU ARE A GRABBER 8567 CALL THE FACTORY CONVERTING A GRABBER 8567 AND REQUEST THE RIGHT HAND CALL THE FACTORY REQUEST TRUSS ROD #9130P9 AND WING THE RIGHT HAND TRUSS ROD THUMB SCREW #9105. #9130P9 STEP STEP 17 17 Bolt/Nut ► INSTALLATION OF WITHCOMPLETE A 7/16” ENDTHE WRENCH, THE LOADER SUPPORT BRACKET COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF BY SECURING THE BOTTOM THE LOADER SUPPORT BRACKETOF BYTHE BRACKET LOADER. SECURING THETO BOTTOM OFTIGHTEN BOTHTO BOLTS SECURELY USING (2) BRACKET LOADER. TIGHTEN 7/16” WRENCHES. SECURELY. NOTE: MAKE CERTAIN NOTE: MAKE CERTAIN THISTHIS CONNECTION IS MADE ON THE CONNECTION IS MADE ON THE BACKSIDE OF INDEXER THE INDEXER BACKSIDE OF THE SIDE SIDE PLATE AS SHOWN. PLATE AS SHOWN. IMPORTANT: FOLLOW IMPORTANT: FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOR 8567 8567 GRABBER INSTRUCTIONS GRABBER RIGHT HAND TRUSS ROD #9130P9 RIGHT HAND TRUSS ROD #9130P9 ASSEMBLY. ASSEMBLY. 15 Auto-Mate Assembly STEP 1 SLIDE YOUR SLIDE YOUR RELOADER AUTO-MATEINTO INTO POSITION ON POSITION ON THE THE TOP TOP OF OF THE THE DRIVE BASE. DRIVE BASE. WITH THE WITH THE PROVIDED PROVIDED THUMB THUMB SCREWS, SECURE THE SCREWS, SECURE THE LEFT LEFT SIDE SIDE OF THE LOADER TO THE OF THE LOADER TO THE DRIVE DRIVE BASE. STEP 2 LOOSEN THE (2) THUMB SCREWS PUSH THE RIGHT SIDE HOLD DOWN AND PUSH THE RIGHT SIDE HOLD CLAMPING STRIP TO THE LEFT UNTIL DOWN CLAMPING TO THE IT RESTS AGAINSTSTRIP THE LOADER LEFT UNTIL IT RESTS AGAINST THE BASE. LOADER BASE. SECURE CLAMPING STRIP TIGHTLY SECURE TIGHTLY WITH THECLAMPING PROVIDEDSTRIP THUMB WITH PROVIDED THUMB SCREWS. SCREWS. TIGHTEN ALLEN SCREW USING 5/32” HEX WRENCH. STEP 3 WITH A ½” END WRENCH, REMOVE THE NY-LOCK NUT FROM THE ACTUATION WHEEL PIVOT POINT. ATTACH THE BOTTOM END OF THE PULL ROD AND TIGHTEN THE LOCK NUT. 16 STEP 4 4 STEP REMOVETHE THELOCK BOLTNUT FROM THREAD ONTHE TO THE PIVOT BRACKET AND THREAD THEBY TOP OF THE PULL ROD FOLLOWED PIVOT BRACKET ONTO THE PULL THE PIVOT BRACKET. THE HOLES IN ROD.PIVOT RE-POSITION PIVOTBE THE BRACKETTHE SHOULD BRACKET BETWEEN THE LINKS.IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THOSE THE LINKS. HOLESAINSLIGHT THE PIVOT BRACKET THE AMOUNT OF SHOULD LINE UP WITH THE HOLES DOWNWARD PRESSURE IS REQUIRED IN THE LINKS. SLIDETHROUGH THE BOLTTHE TO SLIDE THE BOLT THROUGH THE LINKAGE AND PIVOT LINKS AND THE PIVOT BRACKET. BRACKET. THE BOLT SHOULD SLIDE THROUGH FREELY. STEP 5 USING (2) 7/16” END WRENCHES TIGHTEN THE LINKAGE BOLT ASSEMBLY. IMPORTANT: ONLY TIGHTEN THE LINKAGE BOLT ENOUGH TO BRING ALL PARTS TOGETHER. BOLT SHOULD PIVOT FREELY. STEP 6 INSTALL THE SPENT PRIMER BIN UNDER THE AUTO-MATE BASE FRAME IN LOCATION SHOWN, 17 INSTALLATION OF LEFT TRUSS ROD Installation Of Left Truss Rod Bolt/Nut STEP STEP 11 ► INSERT THROUGH THE INSERT THE BOLTBOLT THRU TOP HOLE IN TRUSS HOLE IN THE MOUNTING BRACKET ROD AND SLIDE THRU HOLE IN BACK SIDE AND THEN THROUGH THE TOPON HOLE OF THE MOUNTING BRACKET THE LEFT IN THE TRUSS ROD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RELOADER. FINGER TIGHTEN AT SIDE RELOADER AND FINGER THIS OF POINT. TIGHTEN NUT. YOU MAY FIND IT EASIER TO INSERT BY TIPPING THE MEASURE ASSEMBLY BACK. STEP 2 USING THE PROVIDED “T” BOLT, INSTALL LOWER TRUSS ROD TO THE PROVIDED MOUNTING HOLE AT THE LEFT REAR OF THE AUTO-MATE DRIVE BASE AND SECURELY TIGHTEN. STEP STEP 33 USING 7/16” END WRENCHES, USING (2) TWO 7/16” END WRENCHES, SECURELY TIGHTENTHE THEBOLT BOLTAND AND SECURLY TIGHTEN NUT HOLDING THE UPPER TRUSS NUT HOLDING THE UPPER TRUSS ROD ROD TO TO THE THE RELOADER RELOADER MOUNTING MOUNTING BRACKET. BRACKET. 18 Auto-Mate Fuse Replacement Fuse Replacement STEP 1 REMOVE POWER CORD! STEP 2 TO EXPOSE FUSE. WITH A SMALL STANDARD SCREW DRIVER PUSH IN WHILE TURNING COUNTER CLOCKWISE. STEP 3 REMOVE FUSE FROM FUSE HOLDER AND REPLACE WITH A FUSE THAT MATCHES FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. ( SEE BELOW) 3AG – 250V .75 AMP FAST ACTING NOTE: LESSER QUALITY FUSES MAY BLOW AT LOWER THAN RATED VALUE. IF YOU CAN NOT LOCATE FUSES THAT MEET THESE SPECS, CONTACT MEC FOR REPLACEMENT FUSES. 19 MEC AUTO-MATE PART # DESCRIPTION Mayville Engineering Company An Employee Owned Company Power Cord .75 Amp Fuse 715 South Street 1 Amp Fuse Mayville, WI 53050 Magnet P Hex Flange Nut (for magnet) 9102 9128 9129 9135 9113 9104 9130P6 9134 0113H1544 9114 6466 8661 685F 460A 9130P10 9105 9130P9 9100 8546 Thumb Screw (Round) Right Side Hold Down Bracket Pull Rod Assembly Carriage Bolt Nylon Lock Nut (Carriage Bolt) Lock Nut (Carriage Bolt) Truss Rod (right side for 9000 series machine) Bolt Lock Nut Truss Rod (left side) Thumb Screw (Wing) Truss Rod (right side for 8567 series machine) Primer Catcher Linkage Assembly PART # Accessory Items 9149 9156 9162 Links Kit (Converts another 9000 or 8567 series machine to operate on the MEC Auto-Mate) Large Push Buttons Quick Disconnect Pin Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. An Employee Owned Company 715 South Street Mayville, WI 53050 Ph: (800) 797-4632 Fax (920) 387-5802 website: www.mecreloaders.com • email:[email protected] Form No. 9145 (09/07) Rev. 1 20