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Posted by Joe on October 21, 2006, 10:53 pm
Thanks a lot Jim, especially for the hacksaw tip, it came out
perfectly and the threads were intact. I put it all back together as
instructed. I'll give it overnight to dry and check back tomorrow.
Speedy Jim wrote:
> Joe wrote:
> > I started what I thought would be a ten minute job this morning of
> > disconnecting my trap under my bathroom sink to clean it out so my
> > basin would drain a little quicker. Well when I disconnected the tap
> > the extension pipe broke off. I have another pipe to replace it but the
> > part that broke off is still in the drain pipe. I don't know how to get
> > the metal out that is covering the grooves. Usually you can do this
> > with an ice pick but the metal is not corroded enough and I can't get
> > any leverage from underneath. I tried to remove the whole piece but it
> > seems like it's all one piece. I'm including pictures. I can't find a
> > seam where these pieces disconnect from each other. There goes my
> > Saturday...
> >
> >
> > http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8035/dscf0571gg9.jpg
> >
> > http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4061/dscf0572le0.jpg
> >
> > http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/96/dscf0573ca1.jpg
> >
>
> The brass popup section is threaded into the chrome
> drain fitting on top. You'll probably hack the
> chrome if you try to unscrew it.
>
> Part that broke off is a tailpiece that looks like:
> http://www.plumbingsupply.com/images/tubularthreadedtail.jpg
> (threaded at one end)
>
> Try pulling a fine-tooth hacksaw blade across the
> remaining part. You may not have to cut all the
> way thru to weaken it enough to pull it out.
>
> Use Loctite to seal the threads of the new
> tailpiece; will work even if you do damage
> to the brass part.
>
> Use silicone caulk (RTV) liberally on the
> old rubber gasket. On top, make a ring of
> plumbers putty to seal the chrom fitting to
> sink opening. Dry everything first with
> a hair dryer.
>
> Jim
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