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When do current owners of the 550 perform periodic maintenance?
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I don't deprime or prime on 2 RL550's, so I can't comment on how often to clean the primer slide. What I would suggest is when you see it starting to drag (slightly) or when you see enough build up to look like it should be wiped down.
I keep my main shaft oiled well enough so that after 50 to 100 cycles, there is a slight amount of oil that has been scraped off by the housing and I need to remove it. I never let my press main shaft get "dry". I do this on all my presses and they look excellent. And my RockChucker is 40 years old.
Pivot arms need to be lubed before they gall. On my first 550 the pivot arms weren't drilled for lube. I must have thought it was good for life. Well after several years of use and several more in storage I managed to gall one of them. So I learned how to disassemble the press. I lubed them well when I reassembled the press. I make sure I add grease 1/year. Next time I have either press apart I am going to drill, thread and install grease zerks on the arms. It is difficult to get new grease into them as they are now.