Remove Sink Faucet Nut

Then turn the ratchet and it will self center on the nut.

Remove sink faucet nut.

Take a hairdryer and heat the corroded part of the faucet. If you haven t done so already before beginning to remove the faucet do so now. This is the underside of the sink the hot and cold valves are on either side. The problem i am running into is the placement of the nuts holding the faucet valves in place.

Moving the nut in any direction is progress. The stroke by billy squier permission to use in this video by the legend hims. The easy way to access a corroded basin faucet fixing nut for removal. Shut off the valves.

On the other near side of the nut i have a little less than 3 inches between nut and sink. It s in behind the center of a double sink and hard to get a good grip with enough force with anything large enough to go around the nut. It helps to remove some corrosion and free the joints. Turn both these valves clockwise to cut off the water supply.

This guide will demonstrate the few easy steps necessary to remove an old faucet in preparation for the installation of a new one. Hi i m removing an old moen faucet and can t get the damn nuts of either of the faucets underneath. Scrape off as much of the corrosion in the faucet joints with a wire brush. Slide the open end of the faucet wrench over the supply tube and push it up to the faucet nuts.

You will find two valves supplying water to the hot and cold handles of the faucet. Remove faucet nuts with a faucet wrench. Then try to loosen it using a correctly sized wrench. A bottom mount faucet uses a design in which the bulk of the faucet body is found below the sink.

When these mounting nuts are removed the faucet body can be dropped down and removed from below the sink. Tap with a hammer. I have about 1 2 cm on the far side of the nut between nut and counter lip that holds sink in. It helps to break the bond caused by corrosion.

Look below the sink. Due to it s age it s corroded. To make sure you hit the nut itself and not the surrounding threads place a center punch on the nut and strike the punch with a hammer. If you can t get the faucet nut by step 2 you can try this instead of it.

The nut is about 1 3 8 1 5 inches diameter and due to it s size a basin wrench won t go around it. Jarring the nut can break its bond to the bolt. Follow the procedure to learn how to remove a stuck faucet nut. My bathroom faucet is dripping and i would like to change the washers in it.