Basin pop up waste

[liam150987]

At my brothers house, the pop up waste to his basin is leaking. The leak is coming from where the pop up mechanism enters the waste (as pictured). As this is leaking considerably the only thing I can think of is a washer is missing. Any other possibilities? View attachment ImageUploadedByPlumbing Forum1445452443.674669.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByPlumbing Forum1445454978.613449.jpg

 

[frodo]

their is a cone shaped teflon washer in there

is the nut tight?

 

[Mr_David]

unscrew the nut and pull out the rod. Probably a plastic pivot ball on the rod
sometime the crack or get messed up.
HD might have a generic rod replacement kit But not sure.

30 sec to peek at HD and they had this Universal-Ball-Rod-for-Pop-Up-Drains

 

[liam150987]

I can not unscrew the nut containing the pivot ball. A colleague of mine has stated to buy a new pop up waste.

 

[frodo]

ok, you can go that route,

 

[johnjh2o]

I can not unscrew the nut containing the pivot ball. A colleague of mine has stated to buy a new pop up waste.

From the looks of all the calking someone used on it that won't be too easy to get the old one out.

 

[liam150987]

My thoughts exactly. Could I plug the holes up with plumbers Mait to form a water tight temporary fix?

 

[frodo]

You have a pair of plyers ?

use them to loosen the pop up nut

 

[liam150987]

I have pliers but they did not loosen the nut, the pliers were slipping as such on the nut rounding it off, even with a tight grip.

 

[Mr_David]

I don't think that pop up has a capture nut on the bottom side of sink.
No threads on main body. Look inside near rod you can see threads.
I think the top flange screws in like a tub drain flange.
If you can't unscrew it take a hack saw and cut it off from the bottom right where the caulking is. Install a new pop-up.
Not going to be easy! That looks like a Pedestal sink.
Remove the trap, pull the sink off the wall.