how to remove pipe hole case

[DIYgui]

this would be the case in question, my last thread touched on the spout with the O-ring and i sorted that out and doesn't appear to leak anymore at the base.

i took this pic after reassembling everything, but prior to this, i had faucets/assembly off and spout removed. i tried to pull the case out gently but it seems to be attached to the piping.

obligatory google drive video of the underside cuz photo was blurry as hell: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cImopHsQcdHDLv_41rZxX9GFBdOcTygA/view?usp=sharing

now the reason for removing it. it appears i've found another leak in the process on the hot water faucet on the left and i'm absolutely sure it's within this case that prevents me easy access to investigate and fix the issue.

when i turn the cold or hot water faucet, it leaks along the left side pipe exclusively, cold water pipe leading to the faucet on the right shows no sign of leakage.

that's pretty much all the info i have at the moment.

thank you in advance for your time and assistance

 

[Jeff Handy]

First of all, I can’t see how your faucet is even attached to the sink, except by being held in place loosely by the water supplies.
There are no nuts underneath holding it on.

Back to your issue, you can pop off the little plastic button on the hot handle and remove the screw under there.

Then pull the handle off, hold the faucet so you don’t break the supply risers while yanking on it.

There should be a stem or cartridge that can be removed and replaced.

That looks like a cheap junky faucet anyway.
Might be time to get a slightly better one with a higher spout, easier to wash dishes.

Looks like you only have a two hole sink, so keep that in mind.

 

[DIYgui]

First of all, I can’t see how your faucet is even attached to the sink, except by being held in place loosely by the water supplies.
There are no nuts underneath holding it on.

Back to your issue, you can pop off the little plastic button on the hot handle and remove the screw under there.

Then pull the handle off, hold the faucet so you don’t break the supply risers while yanking on it.

There should be a stem or cartridge that can be removed and replaced.

the cartridge area under the handle is completely dry when i removed the handle, it's the metal case where the escutcheon should be; if it were a more modern faucet. that's the thing i want to remove but it seems as though it's stuck to the water supplies.

i'm 100% sure the pipe in that escutcheon area is where the leak is, but i'm wondering if my use of force will compromise the copper piping underneath it.

That looks like a cheap junky faucet anyway.
Might be time to get a slightly better one with a higher spout, easier to wash dishes.

Looks like you only have a two hole sink, so keep that in mind.

for sure, got that planned out if things don't go well but definitely something on my list of things to do when i get a good time frame for it.

 

[Jeff Handy]

Sorry but I can’t make sense of your description of the problem.

 

[DIYgui]

Sorry but I can’t make sense of your description of the problem.

 

[Jeff Handy]

That metal case is a permanent part of the faucet.
You can only see under it by removing the whole faucet from the sink.

Once again, it looks like your faucet is not even properly mounted to the sink, it seems to only be held on by tension from the water supply risers.

Which is not normal, and very weird.

 

[DIYgui]

That metal case is a permanent part of the faucet.
You can only see under it by removing the whole faucet from the sink.

alright, once i have time, i'll remove the handles and spout and try again to separate the metal case. i'll double check to make sure nothing underneath is holding on to it.

Once again, it looks like your faucet is not even properly mounted to the sink, it seems to only be held on by tension from the water supply risers.

Which is not normal, and very weird.

yea i know, as far as i'm aware, this whole setup was like this since the mid/late 80's or something :/

thanks again for the assist

 

[havasu]

I understand much of this is because you are from Canada and it seems there are different plumbing standards up there. As said above, based on your video, I saw no faucet hold downs or clips under your sink, and also believe your faucet is only held down by the force of those 1/2" down pipes. Do you have shut off valves below? I did not see enough of how your valve configuration is connected. You need to shut off both hot and cold water, disconnect both vertical pipes, and pull that faucet up from the top.

 

[Jeff Handy]

alright, once i have time, i'll remove the handles and spout and try again to separate the metal case. i'll double check to make sure nothing underneath is holding on to it.



yea i know, as far as i'm aware, this whole setup was like this since the mid/late 80's or something :/

thanks again for the assist

Removing the handles and spout will probably not release the metal case.
It is part of the faucet.
Even if it does come off that way, removing it will likely do no good.
The entire faucet needs to be released from below, and who knows what crazy stuff is going on under there.
You should stop throwing money or time at this old leaky faucet.
Time to replace it.
What you are trying to do is called “painting a turd”.

 

[House Doc]

From what I've seen here...
Replace the faucet (the one seen here was probably a "$19.95 special buy" Trash at best.
The supply pipes appear to be 5/8" copper. Clean them up (sandpaper/Scotch brite pad), cut the pipes, (with tubing cutter,) install new Sharkbite stops and new risers (flex supply lines.)
Enjoy the new faucet for the next 10 years without worrying about problems.