Remove Sink Faucet Nut

Due to it s age it s corroded.

Remove sink faucet nut.

The problem i am running into is the placement of the nuts holding the faucet valves in place. Take a hairdryer and heat the corroded part of the faucet. 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. 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. 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 remove some corrosion and free the joints. My bathroom faucet is dripping and i would like to change the washers in it.

The stroke by billy squier permission to use in this video by the legend hims. 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. Then turn the ratchet and it will self center on the nut. Jarring the nut can break its bond to the bolt.

A bottom mount faucet uses a design in which the bulk of the faucet body is found below the sink. This is the underside of the sink the hot and cold valves are on either side. Scrape off as much of the corrosion in the faucet joints with a wire brush. Hi i m removing an old moen faucet and can t get the damn nuts of either of the faucets underneath.

Turn both these valves clockwise to cut off the water supply. You will find two valves supplying water to the hot and cold handles of the faucet. Tap with a hammer. Remove faucet nuts with a faucet wrench.

This guide will demonstrate the few easy steps necessary to remove an old faucet in preparation for the installation of a new one. Slide the open end of the faucet wrench over the supply tube and push it up to the faucet nuts. If you can t get the faucet nut by step 2 you can try this instead of it. Remove and reattach the ratchet handle as you rotate the nut.

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. If you haven t done so already before beginning to remove the faucet do so now. When these mounting nuts are removed the faucet body can be dropped down and removed from below the sink. On the other near side of the nut i have a little less than 3 inches between nut and sink.

Moving the nut in any direction is progress. Here you ll need to remove the handles and spout then loosen and remove the mounting nuts holding the faucet from above. Follow the procedure to learn how to remove a stuck faucet nut. It helps to break the bond caused by corrosion.