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stubborn faucet

5 years ago

I’m trying to fix a leaking bathroom faucet, but I can’t get past step 1 really. I removed the screw to take the handle off, but the handle will not budge. I don’t want to force it, but I assume the handle should come off. Any tips? I tried heating it up with a hair dryer (read that somewhere)

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Olychick
5 years ago
Apparently, they make a tool for that! Here are two videos that show how to do it:
stuck faucet
this is a pretty awful diy video, lol, but shows the same tool: Faucet puller
Mnm 01
Original Author
5 years ago
Thanks I ended up buying one of those faucet pullers (like a corkscrew for wine). Handel was so corroded on there it bent the thing and broke the handle, but in the end with some WD40 and persistence it got the job done!
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