Trip Lever Drain Stopper Stuck

My bathtub won t drain due to a stuck lever type drain stopper.

Trip lever drain stopper stuck. Https amzn to 2yq7e9u order clr here. When you push or pull on the lift rod it activates a lever the extends through the drain tailpiece. It moves the stopper in the opposite direction to the lift rod. Bathtub trip lever stopper stuck in overflow pipe.

Any bathtub drain stopper that doesn t do its job is an annoying inconvenience. Usually the problem is easy to fix though the procedures vary depending on what type of tub stopper you have. It can be pretty annoying when you take a shower and the water starts puddling around your feet. Repairing the stuck bathtub drain lever requires removing the entire mechanism from the tub.

If you have not used the lever in a while you might find that it is stuck. The lever hooks onto the stopper through a hole or hook on the bottom of a long plastic flange that s attached to the stopper. This is usually due to the spring mechanism behind the faceplate. I removed the face plate and tried to pull out the rod and stopper but it will not budge.

Some drains have stoppers that are spring loaded operated by a push of the toe or by hand while others use a trip lever mounted on the bathtub s overflow plate. If it won t go down you probably thought it was clogged with hair or something. It s probably been many years since it was used to stop the water in the tub. After watching a few videos on the internet it seemed pretty simple.

Here is a link to quicksilvers 2 4 c on amazon. I ve tried lubricant hot vinegar and muscle. A sink stopper mechanism isn t difficult to understand. I m trying to fix our stuck bathtub drain switch so we can give our dog a real bath but the switch is stuck.

But after cleaning it and finding nothing you probably realized that it is just that the drain stopper is stuck in the closed position. Can t remove trip lever drain stopper in bathtub. Have taken off overflow to try to remove the mechanism.