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Getting rusty nipple off. Mphilking 12-18-2006
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Posted by naked on the phone on December 18, 2006, 8:51 pm



Mphilking@adelphia.net wrote:
> I'm replacing the faucet on our shower/tub. The nipple is NOT budging.
> I used WD-40 and kind of stripped the threads in trying to get the
> nipple off. ANy suggestions? I don't want to use too much strength
> since the shower head is wiggling as I try to turn the nipple.

why is the shower head wiggling?


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Posted by naked on the phone on December 18, 2006, 8:51 pm



Mphilking@adelphia.net wrote:
> I'm replacing the faucet on our shower/tub. The nipple is NOT budging.
> I used WD-40 and kind of stripped the threads in trying to get the
> nipple off. ANy suggestions? I don't want to use too much strength
> since the shower head is wiggling as I try to turn the nipple.

why is the shower head wiggling?

you're just going to fuck it up anyway


Posted by on December 19, 2006, 8:54 pm



naked on the phone wrote:
> Mphilking@adelphia.net wrote:
> > I'm replacing the faucet on our shower/tub. The nipple is NOT budging.
> > I used WD-40 and kind of stripped the threads in trying to get the
> > nipple off. ANy suggestions? I don't want to use too much strength
> > since the shower head is wiggling as I try to turn the nipple.
>
> why is the shower head wiggling?
>
> you're just going to fuck it up anyway

Thanks for the support!


Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on December 18, 2006, 9:11 pm



> I'm replacing the faucet on our shower/tub. The nipple is NOT budging.
> I used WD-40 and kind of stripped the threads in trying to get the
> nipple off. ANy suggestions? I don't want to use too much strength
> since the shower head is wiggling as I try to turn the nipple.

Heat. If you can safely put a torch to the joint, that will usually break
it free.



Posted by on December 19, 2006, 8:55 pm



Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> > I'm replacing the faucet on our shower/tub. The nipple is NOT budging.
> > I used WD-40 and kind of stripped the threads in trying to get the
> > nipple off. ANy suggestions? I don't want to use too much strength
> > since the shower head is wiggling as I try to turn the nipple.
>
> Heat. If you can safely put a torch to the joint, that will usually break
> it free.

A friend thinks it may be sodered on the back of the niple to the pipe.
I'm going to try another tool to remove it. Hopefully, that will
work. Thanks for advice!


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