Moen kitchen sink faucets

Never could find a socket deep enough to fit. I either go with the good ol basin wrench or one of those pass through auto trenches if there is enough room.
Or try using a hole saw bit to fit the shaft without the arbor and cut the nut off

plumb nutz said:

Crow's foot? What is this that you speak of?

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You put these on a 3/8 extension. Handy for tight spots with no room to swing a wrench.

I got dinged today

Went on a call for a "push-pull faucet that's hard to turn off and on."


Moen faucet, of course, even though american standard made one just like it.

Anyway,


I go there, use my puller and not only did the tabs break, but the internals pulled out completely.


It was Moen 1200 cartridge, all brass, and completely solidified into the housing.

It ended up taking an easy out, pulled right out without issue.

First time I dealt with a moen 1200 cartridge. Knew they existed, but never worked on one that old.

The trip to the supply house was the fix. I won't keep that cartridge on my truck unless it happens by accident, because in 24+ years I've never worked on one.

The eliminator socket kit works great. The ratchet itself is hollow and so are the extensions.

plumb nutz said:

Never could find a socket deep enough to fit. I either go with the good ol basin wrench or one of those pass through auto trenches if there is enough room.
Or try using a hole saw bit to fit the shaft without the arbor and cut the nut off

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