FatDaddy
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I have a K-14406-3
http://www.us.kohler.com/webassets/kpna/catalog/pdf/en/1106616_5.pdf
Situation: The plumber who installed did it backwards so that the cold (on the right) opens clockwise and shuts counterclockwise. The hot
on the left opens counter clockwise and closes clockwise.
It was no big deal to me when I found out and everyone got used to it.
Question: The cold is VERY hard to turn now...almost to the point of non-functional. I took the handle apart and tried WD-40 and another lubricant. No good. IF THE STEM EXTENSION if the cause, do I replace it from above or do I have to work from below? I think the part I am looking at is (it is the old part) GP77005 and GP77006. The escutcheon (1009746) makes the use of a wrench impossible so if I work from the top I assume I would use a deep socket. Underneath is doable but VERY tight.
Nothing on the inside looks stripped or worn, thus my assumption that the stem is the problem.
Thanks in advance for any and all advice.
Alan
http://www.us.kohler.com/webassets/kpna/catalog/pdf/en/1106616_5.pdf
Situation: The plumber who installed did it backwards so that the cold (on the right) opens clockwise and shuts counterclockwise. The hot
on the left opens counter clockwise and closes clockwise.
It was no big deal to me when I found out and everyone got used to it.
Question: The cold is VERY hard to turn now...almost to the point of non-functional. I took the handle apart and tried WD-40 and another lubricant. No good. IF THE STEM EXTENSION if the cause, do I replace it from above or do I have to work from below? I think the part I am looking at is (it is the old part) GP77005 and GP77006. The escutcheon (1009746) makes the use of a wrench impossible so if I work from the top I assume I would use a deep socket. Underneath is doable but VERY tight.
Nothing on the inside looks stripped or worn, thus my assumption that the stem is the problem.
Thanks in advance for any and all advice.
Alan