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Seized basin tap spindle
2016-05-10 09:08:42 Post No. 991338
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Seized basin tap spindle
Anonymous
2016-05-10 09:08:42
Post No. 991338
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So I needed to change over the washers in my basin taps and thought "no big deal, I've done this enough times before at other houses I've lived in", but the tap spindle in this one is seized and stuck pretty damn firmly. I have applied a number of doses of WD-40 hoping that would help but to no avail.
I came up with the thought of holding a can of compressed air upside down and spraying the shit out of the spindle near where it enters the housing to see if the metal would contract just enough to break the seal. Is this a good idea or am I likely to fuck the entire thing? What are the chances of the metal actually cracking or something which would just create a bigger headache and more leaks.
Pic is said tap...... yeah I know I've munted it up a bit with the multi-grips but they were the only thing that would grip well enough considering I also had to grip the housing to prevent that from turning.
