Problem removing cartridge from leaky faucet

Hi all,

I am trying to remove the cartridge from the faucet in my bathroom but it would not come out. What is the best way to remove it? It's been dripping for a while now. The brand is "Valley Faucet". TIA

Reply to
pkmicro
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Valley made 2 handle jobs, and single handle of various designs.

Browse here to find out maybe what you have:

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Jim

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Speedy Jim

Thanks, but what I want to know is how to remove the cartridge from the faucet so I can replace it with the new one. It would not come out, kind of stuck.

Reply to
pkmicro

If the cartridge is a cylinder with a few o rings to keep it tight you may have to make a puller, mine is a screwdriver with the tip heated and bent over about 1/4 in.

Reply to
beecrofter

If it's like the Moen units, a cylinder with the control shaft in the center, you can do the following. Pull the control rod out completely. Using a tap about the size of the hole, tap into the hole where the control rod formerly resided. Then remove the tap, put in a small dowel about 1" long into the hole. Now thread the tap until it hits the dowel. Keep turning the tap; the cartridge will thread out on the tap, removing it. It's worked every time for me, however, it was always a Moen.

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Art Todesco

Thanks for the prompt response. The cartridge is like the picture from the link below. I am afraid to break the plastic shaft and won't be able to pull the whole thing out. What should I do?

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Reply to
pkmicro

Hope you removed the retainer clip that all cart have some form of. I think?

Frank

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Frank

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