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Posted by DerbyDad03 on March 1, 2009, 9:46 pm
A neighbor asked me to look at her shower handles to see about replacing
them. They are very basic chrome cross handles, hot, cold and center.
Hard to say how old, I'm guess well over 20 years.
I unscrewed the center caps (yes, they were threaded) and found that
none of the handles had a screw holding the handle to the stem. Of
course, the handles didn't just pop off either.
So what am I looking at? Handles that have simply become one with the
stem, hopefully removable with a handle puller, or is there some other
way these handle might be attached?
If they are just stuck on, is there anything I can spray the handle with
to loosen up the connection before trying the puller?
Thanks!
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Posted by Joe on March 1, 2009, 9:54 pm
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> A neighbor asked me to look at her shower handles to see about replacing
> them. They are very basic chrome cross handles, hot, cold and center.
> Hard to say how old, I'm guess well over 20 years.
> I unscrewed the center caps (yes, they were threaded) and found that
> none of the handles had a screw holding the handle to the stem. Of
> course, the handles didn't just pop off either.
> So what am I looking at? Handles that have simply become one with the
> stem, hopefully removable with a handle puller, or is there some other
> way these handle might be attached?
> If they are just stuck on, is there anything I can spray the handle with
> to loosen up the connection before trying the puller?
> Thanks!
The handles may have been assembled using an internal snap ring which
would have been a cheap and fast way of doing it. Lacking any
literature on the product, you may have to experiment with a small
puller, after a good soak in Kroil or similar aggressive penetrant.
Proceed with caution and good luck.
Joe
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Posted by SteveBell on March 1, 2009, 10:24 pm
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>> A neighbor asked me to look at her shower handles to see about
>>replacing them. They are very basic chrome cross handles, hot,
>>cold and center. Hard to say how old, I'm guess well over 20
>>years.
>> I unscrewed the center caps (yes, they were threaded) and found
>>that none of the handles had a screw holding the handle to the
>>stem. Of course, the handles didn't just pop off either.
>> So what am I looking at? Handles that have simply become one with
>>the stem, hopefully removable with a handle puller, or is there
>>some other way these handle might be attached?
>> If they are just stuck on, is there anything I can spray the
>>handle with to loosen up the connection before trying the puller?
>The handles may have been assembled using an internal snap ring which
>would have been a cheap and fast way of doing it. Lacking any
>literature on the product, you may have to experiment with a small
>puller, after a good soak in Kroil or similar aggressive penetrant.
>Proceed with caution and good luck.
They may be stuck with water deposits. Warm vinegar is a good first
step for that. Rig a plastic bag to keep the stem submerged in the
vinegar for a while. It may not work, but it's a cheap and easy thing
to try.
--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX USA
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Posted by mm on March 1, 2009, 10:14 pm
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>A neighbor asked me to look at her shower handles to see about replacing
>them. They are very basic chrome cross handles, hot, cold and center.
>Hard to say how old, I'm guess well over 20 years.
>I unscrewed the center caps (yes, they were threaded) and found that
>none of the handles had a screw holding the handle to the stem. Of
>course, the handles didn't just pop off either.
>So what am I looking at? Handles that have simply become one with the
>stem, hopefully removable with a handle puller, or is there some other
>way these handle might be attached?
>If they are just stuck on, is there anything I can spray the handle with
>to loosen up the connection before trying the puller?
If you get them off, how do you plan to attach the next set? Glue?
How do you plan to push the next set on? Will the fluting be the
same?
How bad are the ones that are there now? Can they be refurbished in
place?
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>Thanks!
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on March 2, 2009, 4:26 pm
> wrote:
> >A neighbor asked me to look at her shower handles to see about replacing
> >them. They are very basic chrome cross handles, hot, cold and center.
> >Hard to say how old, I'm guess well over 20 years.
> >I unscrewed the center caps (yes, they were threaded) and found that
> >none of the handles had a screw holding the handle to the stem. Of
> >course, the handles didn't just pop off either.
> >So what am I looking at? Handles that have simply become one with the
> >stem, hopefully removable with a handle puller, or is there some other
> >way these handle might be attached?
> >If they are just stuck on, is there anything I can spray the handle with
> >to loosen up the connection before trying the puller?
> If you get them off, how do you plan to attach the next set? =A0Glue?
Don't know yet. Need to plan this out, thus the reason I started the
with a keyboard, not a tool.
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> How do you plan to push the next set on? =A0Will the fluting be the
> same?
Don't know yet. Need to plan this out, thus the reason I started the
with a keyboard, not a tool.
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> How bad are the ones that are there now? =A0Can they be refurbished in
> place?
Very bad, even broken. No.
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> them. They are very basic chrome cross handles, hot, cold and center.
> Hard to say how old, I'm guess well over 20 years.
> I unscrewed the center caps (yes, they were threaded) and found that
> none of the handles had a screw holding the handle to the stem. Of
> course, the handles didn't just pop off either.
> So what am I looking at? Handles that have simply become one with the
> stem, hopefully removable with a handle puller, or is there some other
> way these handle might be attached?
> If they are just stuck on, is there anything I can spray the handle with
> to loosen up the connection before trying the puller?
> Thanks!