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I am trying to replace a kitchen faucet (kohler) but it appears to be attached with a round nut (not rounded, it appears to be made to be round). I tried a basin wrench but it wouldnt grab onto anything. Do i have to cut it off?
 
not that i can see... unless they were taken off... its smooth the whole way around. It dosent really look like a nut, more like a metal cylindar over a bolt
 
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We would need a picture, because I have never seen a faucet attached with anything other than something a socket or basin wrench could remove.

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I saw something like that once. It was a long nut with a slot at the end for a screwdriver. It took me a long time to see that slot.
 
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Here is a picture. I don't think there is a slot for a screwdriver, it looks just like the bolt is going straight through

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ahhh geeze i never even noticed that... ill try to pop that little guy off. thanks!
 
That whole cylinder might be threaded. It looks like it is clamping the horseshoe shaped piece to the bottom of the sink, holding it in place. Grohe uses a similarly shaped clamp, but they use a hex shaped shaft that you can actually remove later on...good going Kohler. Every time I see one of their products, I wonder why they are still popular...they've been living off their good name for a long while, in my opinion.
 
so what would you recommend for removal. do i just need to cut through the upper part of that bolt?
 
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It appears that there is some of the hex left so you might be able to use a socket on it. Otherwise, I would bend the water lines back and forth until they break off, the use a small Channelock pliers to unscrew it.
 
thanks all, i ended up using a hacksaw and chopping it off above the cylindar. everything else just popped right off.
 
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