Removing Moen Kitchen faucet

[coplumbo]

Hi there!

I'm trying to remove my Moen kitchen faucet. It is a single-lever faucet with a separate spray hose. I disconnected all the supply lines and spray hose. But now I'm having trouble removing the faucet body. There is a bracket underneath the sink, and a nut holding the faucet in place. However, even though I loosened the nut, the faucet still won't come off. There is a gap in the threads on the bolt that prevents the bolt from being removed entirely. Hopefully this all makes sense when you see the picture.

 

[Twowaxhack]

That nut comes off......

Keep working at it.

I use a deep socket with an extension and a drill to remove the nut.

 

[coplumbo]

Thanks! I was able to loosen the nut up to a point, but how can I unscrew the nut with that big gap in the threads?

 

[Twowaxhack]

K

Thanks! I was able to loosen the nut up to a point, but how can I unscrew the nut with that big gap in the threads?

Keep turning......

 

[coplumbo]

You mentioned using a drill. Do I need a drill to remove the faucet?

 

[Twowaxhack]

No

 

[Jeff Handy]

The faucet probably originally came with a plastic deep well socket tool, to install and tighten that nut.
They usually get lost.
And they don’t have much mojo to turn corroded nuts on old rusty faucets anyway.
You can always cut off most of that threaded post with a mini hacksaw or reciprocating multi tool.

 

[Jeff Handy]

You can also slice through the side of that nut with a mini hacksaw or multi tool, then pry it open with a flat screwdriver.

As Twowax said, the nut should be able to be spun all the way off.

Or cut the threaded post here as a last resort.

 

[coplumbo]

Thank you Twowax and Jeff! It was a struggle, but I was able to get the nut off! =)

 

[Jeff Handy]

Getting your nut off is so important these days.

 

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[Jeff Handy]

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