[LazyPup]

It is difficult to be absolutely certain from the pictures but it appears to be an older CRANE MANUFACTURING CO. shower stem.

I am attaching two illustrations,

One illustration shows both the complete stem and the portion that would be visible when the stem is mounted in the mixer body.

The second illustration shows how to take the stems off with an ordinary adjustable wrench.

Before attempting to remove the stems first make sure the water is turned off, then open the stems fully. If the stems are left in the closed position the friction between the stem washer and the mixer body makes removal difficult, and when replacing stems the stem must be in the full open position or there is a high risk of the new washer being instantly distorted as the stem is threaded in.


I know its a bit late to mention now, but you could have taken the handles off very easily with an inexspenive handle puller tool that can be found in any hardware store for about $8 to $10. I would highly recommend a handle puller in any DIY toolbox.