On May 3, 10:13�pm, Joe wrote:
On May 3, 8:40�pm, Steve Kraus wrote:

We have a dripping bathtub faucet. �This is a conventional two valve faucet �
with stems sticking straight out of the wall, about 50 years old. �It's
probably just a simple matter of replacing the washers but I have to get
the handles off to do that. �They may not have been off in a half century
and naturally they don't want to budge. �Any ideas? �Bag them with a
solution of CLR?

I suppose if worse comes to worse I can cut them with Dremel cutting wheel
and replace them.

Prediction: �you will spend 2 hours of fruitless effort trying to get
things loose before you give up in despair and a) call a plumber to
replace the entire antique assembly with new, or b) replace the faucet
set yourself. Check for access behind the fittings before proceeding.
With luck there may be an access panel. Accept the inevitable and save
your sanity.

Joe

For way too many years I put up with my cranky dripping worn out 3
valve tub shower valves

Finally couldnt get parts that work replaced the mess with a delta
pressure temperature valve set with flow control.

best home repair upgrade i ever made, my only regret i didnt make it
sooner.

if you can remove the plastic covers in the handles that cover the
retaining screws you can buy a puller to get the handles off, and deep
sockets to get the valve apart.

but may find compatible parts are unavilable, the seats are worn,
stems messed up, screws holding washers eroded away and rusted in
place.

start job first thing in morning, figure it will take all day, have a
backup plumber available espically if its your only tub
shower...........

price and select new single handle valve just in case.

best wishes it can be a @$%^&*)(_ project