Thursday, February 11, 2010

Make Sleeve Puller Plumbing: How To Pull A Compression Sleeve And Nut?

Plumbing: how to pull a compression sleeve and nut? - make sleeve puller

I'm replacing an old valve (before 1976) under my sink. Just My Luck, has not changed in the old compression nut and have the new valve. I have the tools they need in the cloak-shooter ", which is like hardly a bottle opener, with two wings come together after their mother, and become a center handle nuts. But when I try to use the wings to the mother break and turn the handle, but for the production of the mother and the sleeve. The ideas apart (from the payment of a professional)?

5 comments:

tokes45 said...

I cut the compression rings with a small hacksaw and the mother to remove and then replace it again with a nut and the ring ... A Dremel tool with a cutting wheel works best ...


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cowboydo... said...

Tokes45 is correct, I use a clip. Slowly, very slowly, grasp the ring with pliers and slightly turning the ring and at the same time, drag it towards the end. Yes, only "if" it does not affect a gorilla to tighten, it may be able to push, I have a couple of times.

Cap'n One-Aye said...

The metal strip used on accessories Clinch biting the tube, if the mother is not falling down and. Use a pipe cutter and cut the pipe behind the "Alliance" and start over.

ConnJr4 said...

I tend to use a saw blade with your hand, if I do. Normally, the circular are at an angle of about 45 degrees and then with a flathead screwdriver to open and close. The mother comes later. You can see an indentation in the sleeve of copper tubes of the Old Left. Hope this helps.

S. E. Charles said...

The best thing to do is go to the hardware store and get the pipes "modern" flexible enough to connect a new faucet for connection. You may have to the valves under the sink when you are no new pipes made to On3 fit / 8 compression valves. These pipes usually run under $ 10 ....
Good luck!

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