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Any advice on using basin wrench/break away spray to get the mounting nuts off an old sink? TNT? I can't see how they would get these things on that tight to begin with, they are so recessed. thx itchy |
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... Any advice on using basin wrench/break away spray to get the mounting nuts off an old sink? TNT? I can't see how they would get these things on that tight to begin with, they are so recessed. Do you suppose they were tightened by a socket wrench? -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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"Don Phillipson" wrote in message ... "internaughtfull" wrote in message ... Any advice on using basin wrench/break away spray to get the mounting nuts off an old sink? TNT? I can't see how they would get these things on that tight to begin with, they are so recessed. Do you suppose they were tightened by a socket wrench? -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) They make a special T handled wrench that has an opening that looks like Channel Lock pliers. Any plumbing supply house, Home depot or yard sale. Called a basin wrench. Steve |
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On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:18:02 -0700 (PDT), internaughtfull
wrote: Hi, Any advice on using basin wrench/break away spray to get the mounting nuts off an old sink? TNT? I can't see how they would get these things on that tight to begin with, they are so recessed. If it is like the ones I dealt with a while back, the nut is surrounded by a metal piece so closely that a socket won't fit. If that is the case, get a socket that almost fits, hold it on and beat it until it stays. Yes it sucked! At least I didn't break the sink. |
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On Aug 20, 10:36*pm, Chris Hill wrote:
On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:18:02 -0700 (PDT), internaughtfull wrote: Hi, Any advice on using basin wrench/break away spray to get the mounting nuts off an old sink? TNT? I can't see how they would get these things on that tight to begin with, they are so recessed. If it is like the ones I dealt with a while back, the nut is surrounded by a metal piece so closely that a socket won't fit. *If that is the case, get a socket that almost fits, hold it on and beat it until it stays. *Yes it sucked! At least I didn't break the sink. Discovered that a cordless drill and a basic wood/metal/plastic bit can drill thru the nut in two spots which allows easy removal with needlenose pliers. The T bar on the basin wrench got bent with an extension it was stuck so tightly. Anyway, the brass nut drills thru fairly easily. |
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, internaughtfull wrote: Hi, Any advice on using basin wrench/break away spray to get the mounting nuts off an old sink? TNT? I can't see how they would get these things on that tight to begin with, they are so recessed. thx itchy Yeah, turn counterclockwise. Since you're upside down, it's easy to get confused as to which direction that actually is. And ditch google. |
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