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Replacing a Tap washer

wait4me · 2012-12-29 14:38:37

I know how to do this however when I remove the tap's retaining screw I cannot get the tap head off the spindle to loosen the washer retaining-nut. Any ideas? I don't want to force the tap which has been on for about twenty years.

29-12-2012 2:38pm

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I know how to do this however when I remove the tap's retaining screw I cannot get the tap head off the spindle to loosen the washer retaining-nut. Any ideas? I don't want to force the tap which has been on for about twenty years.

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#2 29-12-2012 3:25pm

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Soak cavity below cap in wd40 or similar. After an hour or so, clamp below the head with pipe wrench and tap wrench with a hammer, should release it

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#3 29-12-2012 3:44pm

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wait4me wrote: »

I know how to do this however when I remove the tap's retaining screw I cannot get the tap head off the spindle to loosen the washer retaining-nut. Any ideas? I don't want to force the tap which has been on for about twenty years.

Stick a picture of the tap up

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