Tub Drain Trip Lever Broken

The assemblies are adjustable to fit a wide range of tubs.
Tub drain trip lever broken. The linkage for the stopper will come out of the overflow pipe. Remove the two screws securing the lever faceplate to the tub with a phillips head screwdriver. Continue pulling the lever and faceplate until the entire linkage and stopper are out of the overflow. Steps for fixing a tub that won t hold water.
This danco drain trip lever conversion kit lets you complete the tub drain trim of your bathroom with a finished look. He up and goes yeah i m gonna have to walk away from the job. He said he used the wrong screws. By chris deziel some people refer to the system of adjustable rods that connects the drain stopper of a bathtub to the trip lever as the guts of the bathtub.
The linkage in a lever style drain attracts dirt and hair like a magnet and must be cleaned regularly in order to keep the drain working properly. Grab the lever and slowly pull the faceplate away from the tub. Bathtub drains consist of a visible trip lever a plunger that seats in the drain to stop water and two pieces of threaded rod which connect the lever and plunger. Can t remove trip lever drain stopper in bathtub.
It includes a 2 hole faceplate with finish matched screws. Have a drop cloth in the tub to prevent scratching it or losing the screws down the drain. The kit comes with a threaded adapter bushing to fit 1 1 2 in. It also comes with a strainer an overflow plate and a bath shoe.
The first step is to unscrew the plate that holds the trip lever. In this video you will learn step by step on how to replace a bathtub trip lever or bath tub. The tv is broken which was brand new and will cost 1k to replace by itself and there are soccer ball sized holes in the drywall. When the stopper in your lever style bathtub drain won t pop up anymore because the linkage is damaged or clogged replace it with a much simpler lift and turn style tub drain.
Learn how to replace or adjust a bathtub trip level or stopper. There s pieces of drywall and powder all over the place. Plumbers call it the linkage and. Problems with this type are usually signaled when the pop up stopper fails to push up enough to open the bathtub drain it wants to stay in the closed position constantly.