The linkage may stick and be stubborn to remove.
Replacing old bathtub drain.
Grab hold of it and tug hard until it pops out.
Wrap the putty around the lip of the replacement drain basket.
Shows the flange is held in place with a threaded connection to the drain elbow aka drain shoe.
Replace the bathtub drain whether you are replacing the drain you just removed or installing a new drain use fresh plumber s putty.
A rubber gasket underneath the tub seals the drain elbow to the tub.
When a tub won t hold water the two potential causes are easily repaired.
Between the underside of the flange and the tub surface there s a good amount of plumbers putty that seals the inside of the drain.
The new bathtub drain.
Also replacing the old style drain stopper with a new lift and turn stopper makes maintenance and future replacements much easier.
A bathtub drain wrench or sometimes called a drain key.
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Some spouts have a setscrew that holds them in place.
Bathtub drain assemblies are mysterious things.
Remove the bathtub faucet since this will be on a portion of the wall you ll be cutting away.
Somehow a lever placed well above the bottom of the tub controls whether the water stays in the tub when it s wanted and then allows it to drain when bath time is over.
Roll the putty between your hands until it is a long log that is about as thick as a pencil.
Use the screwdriver to disconnect and remove the tub s waste and overflow valve cover.
Use a tool designed for tub drain removal also called a tub drain extractor to remove the drain flange.
How to replace the old bathtub drain.