What is happening here? Tub overflow wierdness

[Steve Lumplow]

Hello everyone!!

My second floor tub leaks out the front of my house when my kids bathe and slosh water to the front of the tub and overflow. I attempted to replace the gasket but this does not look as I expected.

Any Idea what is going on? Is this tub failure and the pipe pushed through?

 

[Terry]

It looks like the threaded ring behind the chrome faceplate holds the top of the overflow snug.
And it may or may not need a new rubber washer behind the tub and for the top there.

 

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[Steve Lumplow]

It looks like the threaded ring behind the chrome faceplate holds the top of the overflow snug.
And it may or may not need a new rubber washer behind the tub and for the top there.

So I pushed very hard on the overflow pipe and I can only get a few centimeters of movement.

Should I try to gasket/silicone caulk the where the pipe and tub meet? It does not seem right but I don't know how else to get to the union without pulling the tub completely

 

[Terry]

At this point, it may be that pushing some Silicone in there may be all you can do without access from the back.