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argh. my basin wrench isn't working
What alternatives do I have for removing rusted, frozen bolts in a
very tight space in the underside of my 1906 porcelain sink? I need to replace the supply lines and faucets to this beauty, but I can't get the bolts off with my basin wrench! I can't get purchase or space to actually wrench. Please guide me to other tools or techniques, short of paying a plumber $32 to enter my house and then charge me whatever the rate would be for the job. Thanks. |
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"KLS" wrote in message news What alternatives do I have for removing rusted, frozen bolts in a very tight space in the underside of my 1906 porcelain sink? I need to replace the supply lines and faucets to this beauty, but I can't get the bolts off with my basin wrench! I can't get purchase or space to actually wrench. Please guide me to other tools or techniques, short of paying a plumber $32 to enter my house and then charge me whatever the rate would be for the job. Thanks. take off the other ends of the supply lines, and remove the sink? it's lots easier to do this when the sink is upside down on a workbench. |
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KLS wrote:
What alternatives do I have for removing rusted, frozen bolts in a very tight space in the underside of my 1906 porcelain sink? Drill thru the nuts. Then you can break them apart. If you do this under the sink wear glasses! There is a tool called "Nutbuster" you can buy too. Jim |
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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 13:06:58 -0700, "Charles Spitzer"
wrote: "KLS" wrote in message news What alternatives do I have for removing rusted, frozen bolts in a very tight space in the underside of my 1906 porcelain sink? I need to replace the supply lines and faucets to this beauty, but I can't get the bolts off with my basin wrench! I can't get purchase or space to actually wrench. Please guide me to other tools or techniques, short of paying a plumber $32 to enter my house and then charge me whatever the rate would be for the job. Thanks. take off the other ends of the supply lines, and remove the sink? it's lots easier to do this when the sink is upside down on a workbench. True, but I'm going to try what an alt.home.repair poster suggested: Dremel off the supply lines up to the frozen nuts, and then use sockets with extenders to remove the nuts. |
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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:44:24 -0400, Speedy Jim wrote:
KLS wrote: What alternatives do I have for removing rusted, frozen bolts in a very tight space in the underside of my 1906 porcelain sink? Drill thru the nuts. Then you can break them apart. If you do this under the sink wear glasses! There is a tool called "Nutbuster" you can buy too. Really? Now *THIS* is interesting. Thanks for your suggestion; I definitely will check it out (gonna cut off the supply lines up to the nuts and try the socket approach first). My neighborhood hardware store guy, Ron, ought to know about the Nutbuster. |
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If your local hardware or plumbing supply parts store doesn'r carry the
nut-splitter, here's a web site I was given years ago. They still carry it. http://www.seekonk.com/plumbstart.html Good Luck. "KLS" wrote in message ... On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:44:24 -0400, Speedy Jim wrote: KLS wrote: What alternatives do I have for removing rusted, frozen bolts in a very tight space in the underside of my 1906 porcelain sink? Drill thru the nuts. Then you can break them apart. If you do this under the sink wear glasses! There is a tool called "Nutbuster" you can buy too. Really? Now *THIS* is interesting. Thanks for your suggestion; I definitely will check it out (gonna cut off the supply lines up to the nuts and try the socket approach first). My neighborhood hardware store guy, Ron, ought to know about the Nutbuster. |
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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 19:47:33 GMT, someone wrote:
short of paying a plumber $32 to enter my house and then charge me whatever the rate would be for the job. Wow, you can get a service call for only $32? Reply to NG only - this e.mail address goes to a kill file. |
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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:44:24 -0400, someone wrote:
There is a tool called "Nutbuster" you can buy too. Hey, that's my ex-wife! Reply to NG only - this e.mail address goes to a kill file. |
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