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Posted by on October 12, 2006, 10:19 pm
Old_Boat wrote:
> > my bathtub drain is showing rust around the edge. I would like to replace
> > it but I can't get the old one out.
> >
> > I think it is screwed in, but I have been unable to turn it.
> >
> > How are these things removed from a bathtub?
> >
> > The house is about 30-35 years old and the drains are original I believe.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> Yes they are screwed in. You have to get a special removal tool to unscrew
> it. If the strainer has a cross metal on the bottom it will fit into the
> cross.
Back in the days when I was dirt poor and always looking for ways to
save a buck, I took an old water or gas pipe nipple that I had laying
around in a junk box and cut notches in the end of it with a hack saw.
That worked great for my drain which had a metal cross in it. I kept
that as a permanent addition to my tool collection and still have it.
> If it was like mine, there were only a couple little tabs sticking
> out the side and the tool really did not work on it. If it has been in that
> long it probably is not going to unscrew easily for either. I just fought
> with mine and ended up removing it with a dremel cutting bit. I am sure
> someone else will have a better solution. Then for some reason, the
> replacement strainer did not want to screw into it. You can get the tool at
> a borg for about $12. Good luck
>
> Larry
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