Submitted by americansuave t3_11drzmh in DIY
I've done some faucet work before in the bathroom but I'm having trouble undoing the circled part in my picture. I can barely reach it with my hands and any tools are too large or the 4 different hoses coming out get in the way. Is there a tool that can loosen this?
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A basin wrench might work
Sledgehammer will get that out.. But on a more serious note.. a small tubular spanner using the supplied pin or if it fits a small ratchet wrench with a proper size socket.
i know a few sinks I have bought come with a reasonably long plastic socket. A crow foot wrench could do it. If you are not reusing the faucet, could maybe just break the bolt. Thinking thin nose vice grips should get you started enough to finish by hand
Hook a chain to it, and to the bumper of your truck. Floor it. Easy Peezy
Don't know if they're called the same in the States but a set of monobloc tap spanners will do the job.
Basin or sink wrench for the two grey plastic nuts, and likely a deep well socket with long extension and ratchet for the metal nut.
Basin wrench or craftsman maxaccess sockets/ratchets that can go all the way to the nut past the threaded bolt
A deep socket with an extension and a ratchet will take off that long nut that is holding it
Are you trying to re-use the faucet?
If you clench your jaw just right, squint, and know the cheat code pattern of swear words, and have a decent pair of channel locks, you can grip onto that nut somewhat vertically and give it a slight turn. With the deck nuts in place (the side plastic nuts) it won't take much to release and then you can unwind it by hand. I've done it that way maybe 50 times.
If you're not going to re-use the faucet, then just grab onto the whole thing and rock it back and forth and it will eventually snap off. You can bend the threaded bolt without a nut on it out of the way to give yourself more space. Disconnecting all the supply lines and pulling them tightly to one side would also help.
Or, really deep sockets. Measure the depth of socket you need before buying any. Your standard deep sockets will likely not be deep enough. Husky makes a fancy "pass through" socket set with a hole through the socket and the extension. You'd have to know if it was metric or SAE though and make sure the sockets go down to a small enough size to remove that nut. If you're re-using the faucet you'll want the right tool to put it back on too.
If you're replacing the faucet, Moen uses a neat little system where you thread on a large nut until it's finger tight. On the face of that large nut are three screws that you tight to do the final bit of securing the faucet to the sink. It's super easy to do and makes working in that tight space very easy. Those skinny bolts with the long nuts are a terrible design.
Good luck.
This is UK, but find something similar in the US and you'll be fine. Frankly it's worth having in your plumbing supplies box.
Seems to me that you could shift the red striped flexi hose out of the way and get a small adjustable spanner on that.
I absolutely hate doing taps like these so I feel your pain.
Anything that fits, crescent maybe?
I like how every comment is a different suggestion. Good luck OP.
It looks like you have plenty of room to get a crescent wrench on that nut. Quarter turn at a time until it is loose enough for your hand
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Syndicofberyl t1_jaafu9i wrote
Small wrench. Unscrew that long nut and it relaxes the pressure on the faucet