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Unregistered
April 3rd, 2005, 05:02 AM
Please help! I have an old Gerber 3 handle faucet in my tub/shower. Picked up the rebuild kit at the hardware store and got going on the project. Completed the hot and diverter with no problems. Can't get the cold stem out to save my life! Tried stem remover tool, crescent wrench, and vise grips. Sprayed around the threads in the back with 3-in-1 lubricant hoping to loosen up the valve and tried again. Didn't work. Any suggestions??

DUNBAR PLUMBER
April 12th, 2005, 10:26 PM
I would use a mapp gas torch carefully to heat up the body of stem to unfreeze the stem.