To do this measure two inches either side of the broken section and mark the pipe so that you can cut accurately.
How to remove a broken tub drain pipe.
It goes from a tub drain at 90 degrees angle thus if you snake through the tub drain you can easily damage the pipe.
You also might run into a drain flange which is the finished and visible part around your drain hole.
You must be skilled enough to remove the overflow plate and it has been a bit more difficult for me than with the shower drain s grate.
Pull the fragments of the broken snake out of each end of the pipe and shake any fragments out of the u bend.
Cut through the pipe to remove the broken area to fix the broken pipe you need to cut out the broken section.
If you need to remove the faceplate of a trip lever drain first set the tub to the open position.
Replacing bath tub drain.
Then use a screwdriver to remove any screws that are on the drain s faceplate.
Do this carefully so as not to squeeze the gasket underneath the tub out of place.
Depending on what material your drain pipe is made of you may need to use special cutting tools.
When you remove the drain stopper most times there are crossbars that the stopper is attached to these are used to back the drain out.
You use a socket wrench to turn the tool and as it turns the teeth expand outward and apply pressure to the drain.
Step 3 unscrew the nuts on either side of the u bend and pull it down and out of place.
The tub drain threads into the drain shoe body of the waste and overflow and snugs up both to the bath tub.
Once the flange is carefully threaded into the first few threads of the drain elbow use the smart dumbell to hand tighten the flange into the drain elbow until tight.
After you ve removed the screws lift up on the drain to pull it out.
Place a basin under the u bend to catch excess water trapped in the pipe.
You can try vice grips and channel locks spread open but they always slip.
The drain removal tool has teeth that grab the drain from the inside.
How to remove a bathtub drain and install new drain.
Well the shape of the tub s pipe is quite different than in a shower drain.
Then use your wrench to tighten by one quarter of a turn.