Need a very large basin wrench.

[blwilliams]

Trying to replace kitchen faucet on deep kitchen sink.
Faucet is a single hole unit with retractable sink sprayer.
The nut on the underside of the faucet is huge! By my measurement it is 1 1/2 ".
Normal basin wrench will not go around it to break loose. Due to depth of sink the working room is very small. I can just barely get a large crescent wrench on the nut at a very steep angle, and the wrench slips off when ever I exert a large amount of twisting action to try and break nut loose.
The counter tops are granite, so the sink is suspended from the bottom, making it impossible to remove the sink to get full access to this nut.

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[havasu]

They make special tools for this, but if you are just replacing it, I'd use a dremel tool with a wheel cutter.

 

[blwilliams]

Good idea about the cut off wheel. I already have the replacement faucet.
Man I have a kink in my neck from all the time I spent under the sink yesterday.

Thanks

 

[havasu]

Them sinks are custom designed for little people only. Being 6-2 and 250, I hear your pain. Good luck and let us know how it went for you.

 

[Matt30]

5 foot 5 and 150 lbs for hire!

 

[SHR]

Man I have a kink in my neck from all the time I spent under the sink yesterday.

Thanks

Welcome to a sample of my work every day!

 

[blwilliams]

Well took another trip to the big box stores and came up with no solution.
Decided to go to a real plumbing store and found several different sizes of "basin" wrenches.
With new wrench in hand I thought for sure I would easily knock this nut loose.
Even with a huge adjustable wrench for additional torque I could not bust this nut loose.
Back to the hardware store and purchased a pack of thin cutoff blades for Dads 50 year old Dremal tool. Six blades later the nut was cut off and faucet removed.
I'm proud to say, that once the nut was off, the installation of the new faucet and reinstalling the disposal went with out a hitch!
This large metal nut is obviously from an earlier day and time before all plastic fasteners became the norm.
Thanks for the suggestions and comments.

 

[havasu]

Glad to hear that the job is done! BTW, a 50 year old Dremel? I have to see that!