@@Wolfsgarageinc People would have liked to hear in the video that it's already loose via the method you showed. Either that or show the process from the beginning.
I tried that, broke my channel locks, and crossbar, then I got mad and threw my hammer and broke the mirror. Then while I was screaming I cut my feet on the glass and slipped and got a concussion
Wow it worked!! Thank you so much!! I ran out to get the tools and still forgot a flathead screw driver, so I still had no leverage and couldn’t do it. Thanks again!!
You know I saw this video a couple weeks ago and today I did my first bathroom install and it took me forever to get that part out and now watching this video I realized I saw your video long time ago and just didn't retain the knowledge and dog on it I brought my channels but I didn't even use them that way It took me a long time to get the old one out but I'm excited It looks really nice no leaks and they're happy😅
You should have started the video before you already loosened the spud.. that's how you teach .. not after you did the hardest part.. show the struggle lol😊
Any advice if your drain doesn’t have the cross bars? My drain has small channels across from each other about 1.5mm deep and 3mm wide. I just can’t get it to budge! Any tips appreciated!
Yall some hatters if done correctly it is that ez! I just did mine right now also make sure that u hammer the soft hand grips of the channel locks into location and go slowly as your turning cuz if not that's how u screw up and break stuff
He should say, how to remove a LOOSE bathtub drain strainer without any special tools
Exactly😂
I have no clue why everyone is so upset that the drain was already loose. How do you think it got that way?
I just got my drain out using this method, and it was very tight, I had to use enough force that I damaged my channel locks but it got the job done
@@Wolfsgarageinc People would have liked to hear in the video that it's already loose via the method you showed. Either that or show the process from the beginning.
Holy crap! After fudging with this thing for hours….. your a miracle!!
This drain has been on here for like 30yrs till now! 😊😊
Step one make sure drain is loose before you start filming
I have no clue why everyone is so upset that the drain was already loose. How do you think it got that way?
Best method ever ! Just pulled out 20 years worth of hair. Appreciate you bro 🙏🏽
That was so clutch man. I'm doing my bathroom demo today for a full remodel to save myself some money. Thanks for the awesome tip.
I tried that, broke my channel locks, and crossbar, then I got mad and threw my hammer and broke the mirror. Then while I was screaming I cut my feet on the glass and slipped and got a concussion
Sounds like you need anger management
Doh!😂
Days of my life 2.0
Same result here man, mothereffer
womp womp
THANK YOU !!! This is exactly what I needed and it just popped up on my feed from another related video! Loooove UA-cam!
SAME 🙌🏾
Amen
Wow it worked!! Thank you so much!! I ran out to get the tools and still forgot a flathead screw driver, so I still had no leverage and couldn’t do it. Thanks again!!
You know I saw this video a couple weeks ago and today I did my first bathroom install and it took me forever to get that part out and now watching this video I realized I saw your video long time ago and just didn't retain the knowledge and dog on it I brought my channels but I didn't even use them that way It took me a long time to get the old one out but I'm excited It looks really nice no leaks and they're happy😅
The install went awesome I did another bathroom took half the time and I also did a kitchen sink so I feel real good about it Thanks for the know-how
"With enough leverage I can move the world"
- some ancient dude
Archimedes
Thank you for your ingenuity! Saves me from buying another use once tool!!
I used a similar approach but your analogy helped. Thank you!!
Never thought of that one...
Thank you.
Thank you! Saved me $13! Didn’t have to buy a special tool.
Of course I come across this video after struggling with my sink drain! Lol 😂
Do you have any tips if you're cross part is broken
Dude, yes! Miracle! Life saver! 😂 thank you!
but 95% of the time it's not going to be that easy
This is for informational purposes only. Your mileage may vary.
@@Wolfsgarageincworked great for me!
99.8%
The t was gone in mine because it was so old. I sawed it and twisted it out. Took less than 10 minutes. Just replaced it.
@@devilmecaresame here,I'll try this aftn,guess I'll need a small hacksaw...
Recently watched this video...& It work for me... thank you!
Uh huh. I want to see you do that with a drain shoe that isn't already loose .
How do you think I got it loose?
Good luck if it’s more than 10 years in there
Thank you very much! I removed it using your way. I applied Spry w40, waited for couple of hours.
I appreciate it!!
Worked for me, thanks!
Thanks! Worked like a charm
Thank you. You just saved my project today ❤
Thanks, i was trying to put the channe locks in the other way and wouldn't fit. Lol glad i seen this.
You should have started the video before you already loosened the spud.. that's how you teach .. not after you did the hardest part.. show the struggle lol😊
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Didn’t want myself swearing on film. 😅
You just saved me big bucks. Thank you so much!
My channel locks broke the cross bar, had to cut the sides of thr the drain cover w a sawzall just a bit, and used a prybar as a wrench.
Thank you 🙏 so much, you really saved my life 😊
And if the cross bars are completely gone?
I did it! I wanted to add a picture but it won't let me. Thank you so much!
Thank you, I’m going to try it.
The easiest way to remove this is by cutting a couple slits with a dremmel and Voila!
Thanks bro, it helped me a lot...🎉
Worked well bro, I used a broken breaker bar for more leverage and it came off in seconds.. Thx for the tip.
If you're using a breaker bar for breaking then it's not broken.
@@tomgnyc Lol well the end is L shaped and the 1/4 tip swivel end is out 1 tip of the y is broken... so broken braker bar...
So what you pulled out the special tool first loosened it up and then try to show a hack way to loosen that up with a pair of channel locks.. awesome
I guess it’s a free country. Think what you want. Worked for me.
I think every toolbox in America has those channel locks
Great video. Thanks
Awesome quick hack!!
Thank youuu it worked
Thanks!!
Any advice if your drain doesn’t have the cross bars? My drain has small channels across from each other about 1.5mm deep and 3mm wide. I just can’t get it to budge! Any tips appreciated!
I would cut a couple of grooves in the Outer ring with a dremel or cutoff wheel and then hammer it with a chisel or flathead screwdriver.
God bless you Sir
Mine turns, but doesn’t come out!
Thanks for sharing this
What do u do when the drain is broken
Yall some hatters if done correctly it is that ez! I just did mine right now also make sure that u hammer the soft hand grips of the channel locks into location and go slowly as your turning cuz if not that's how u screw up and break stuff
Thank you!
Thank you now I need new channel locks
This helped thanks man!
Great tip thanks
What if those little things broke
Bro definitely used the tool meant for this before the video based on how loose it is 💀
😂wait, there’s a tool??
One is loose already and second it’s never that easy especially when some people use cheap putty that dries and causes it to lock up
Part 2 - How to reattach the drain to a loose PVC pipe. ???
Do you have one for broken cross bars 😢
Cool thanks
Thank you times a zillion🎉🎉🎉🎉
You said without any special tools but you're using grandpa's channel locks
You’re not wrong…
Wow thanks!!!
Instructions unclear I broke the entire universe.🎉 Not happy
This is awesome! What do you do if the screw is too tight though? :(
love it!
I got those same chanel locks
Tub wrench is 11$ at Home Depot
They break I tries a husky cross T one
Thx
Wish I would have saw this before I broke my tub.
It doesn’t always come out! You can crack your drain!
I'm literally bout to try this right now. Was gonna start beating the shit out of it but thought hey UA-cam it 😂😂😂
I tried that but it bent my Chanel locks
What do I do if the cross bars are completely broken and missing?
I'm in the same boat
Hammer and chisel or flat head screwdriver. Dig in hitting it to the left to hopefully get it loosened
Bs! By the time you have to replace the tub drain the inner posts are no longer there.
I don’t use Channel locks does it work with Milwaukee channel locks 😅let me see that
I tried this an I’m still working it lol. It’s a pain in the ass at first but after a while it should brake the seal
i'm turning it but it won't pop out
Yeah mine is just stuck as hell and it has nothing on the inside no cross bars or anything 😢
Yeah that's what that guy said. Had to remove a tub drain when it's already loose. You can undo it with your fingers😮
Been there done that ,appartment maint.
Just so you know, sometimes they literally need to be cut out...... I have had some that have destroyed the channel locks.....
Don't bend your channel locks by prying something between the handles. Grip where both jaws meet with another channel lock or pipe wrench.
But I guess one would still be bending them lol😂
This is how I've always done this until one day I bought an expansion plug to grip it
Bull sht. I’m working on mine now it just spins and spins round and round doesn’t pop out
Cmon man that was already loose...
I have no clue why everyone is so upset that the drain was already loose. How do you think it got that way?
I did it and it keeps spinning and wont come out
So thats how those channel locks get handles messed up. Lol
Is that a Moen?
Use oil unrust spray before learned the hard way lol,
Clever tech tip.
Now make a video where u’re removing an old drain shoe that has nothing to get a grip on😂
I like how yours was loose before the pliers handle technique was used…
He probably did it before hand so he could demonstrate with one hand
How to break your tools …
barbell drain tool is like less than ten bucks, put it in your tool box, or break cross bars and fight them.
I'm confident mine has like 60 years of corrosion caked all over it, gonna crack something
Don’t do this. Seriously.
How to make a 10 second video a full minute
When the cross is gone this doesn't work.
Crossbars are broken so I had to buy a Tool,.......
Don’t do this. Spend a few bucks and get the tub drain tool. Or… take your chances.
How to broke a tool in 2 min. Tub drain tool Home Depot 10$
Is this easy or like would I need strength
Depends on your application