Any Plumbers in the Nut House?

[The Professor]

Originally Posted by MajorCaptSilly

There really should be a nut back at the back of the stem. I've always used deep well sockets for those. I used to have stems that were too long even for deep well and I'd slip the socket over the stem so the stem would go through the hole at the back of the socket then use channel locks to turn.

MCS

I've tried about 10 different sizes. No dice. There's no nut behind the tile.

Originally Posted by stinkie

if you look at it you will see that the nut that you are looking for is on the outer sleeve next to the stem where the handle is conected. take the whole sleeve loose and you should see the washer that you are looking for .



stinkie

So the piece that starts about 1/2" from the front end and continues back (once solid piece) into the wall *is* the nut?