Have you broken the cross t while trying to remove your old bath drain.
Remove broken bathtub drain.
Then remove the drain basket with a drain wrench.
The drain removal tool has teeth that grab the drain from the inside.
Frustrating especially if you do not have the proper tools.
But neither is a plumber.
When the cross members are broken off the inside of a bathtub drain there is one tool that will remove the stuck and broken drain.
This video will help y.
How to remove a broken tub drain basket.
You can try vice grips and channel locks spread open but they always slip.
Over the years through corrosion or wear and tear it can leak rust away or become broken.
Broken t on tub drain repair.
In most cases a bathtub drain basket has been screwed into place.
In this video i illustrate how to remove the drain when you don t have a cross t to u.
You can find this tool at a hardware store.
Sometimes replacing the tub drain can be.
Once you figure out the type of drain you have start by removing the stopper if there is one.