Remove Sink Faucet Nut

Then try to loosen it using a correctly sized wrench.

Remove sink faucet nut.

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. The easy way to access a corroded basin faucet fixing nut for removal. Look below the sink. 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.

Hi i m removing an old moen faucet and can t get the damn nuts of either of the faucets underneath. Take a hairdryer and heat the corroded part of the faucet. Jarring the nut can break its bond to the bolt. Turn both these valves clockwise to cut off the water supply.

When these mounting nuts are removed the faucet body can be dropped down and removed from below the sink. Scrape off as much of the corrosion in the faucet joints with a wire brush. Tap with a hammer. If you haven t done so already before beginning to remove the faucet do so now.

You will find two valves supplying water to the hot and cold handles of the faucet. A bottom mount faucet uses a design in which the bulk of the faucet body is found below the sink. My bathroom faucet is dripping and i would like to change the washers in it. Shut off the valves.

It helps to remove some corrosion and free the joints. Here you ll need to remove the handles and spout then loosen and remove the mounting nuts holding the faucet from above. I have about 1 2 cm on the far side of the nut between nut and counter lip that holds sink in. Remove faucet nuts with a faucet wrench.

If you can t get the faucet nut by step 2 you can try this instead of it. The problem i am running into is the placement of the nuts holding the faucet valves in place. Removing an old kitchen faucet is simply a matter of disconnecting the faucets hot and cold water supply lines and unscrewing the nuts that hold the faucet in place. This is the underside of the sink the hot and cold valves are on either side.

Slide the open end of the faucet wrench over the supply tube and push it up to the faucet nuts. 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. Follow the procedure to learn how to remove a stuck faucet nut. On the other near side of the nut i have a little less than 3 inches between nut and sink.

Due to it s age it s corroded. The stroke by billy squier permission to use in this video by the legend hims. Then turn the ratchet and it will self center on the nut. Moving the nut in any direction is progress.