bathroom sink stopper stuck shut

[sunshine65]

Thanks! I got the stopper out. The vacuum worked. I'm always amazed when something I do works! It does look like the piece with the ball on it may be rusted because as far as I can see it's not sticking out into the pipe. I've looked in there with a flashlight. What is the name of the piece with the ball? Is that something I can get at Lowe's or Home Depot?

[HayZee518]

get a brand new stopper kit. I doubt you'll just find that part unless you know someone that's a plumber and he has one in his junk box.

[CSP194]

I had my bathroom completely remodeled in April of this year with all new pipes, vanity and sink. Never had a reason to stop up this sink until I spilled BBQ sauce all over myself yesterday. Stopped up the bathroom sink to soak the clothes so they wouldn't be stained. A couple of hours later, when I removed the soaking clothes the drain stopper would not release. I removed the lever bar from the underneath of the sink, still would not pop up when pressing on the lever on the back of the faucet. So I unscrewed the plastic nut around the other lever, that's when the rod with a small white plastic ball came out of the pipe. Still the stopper will not budge! Can someone please tell me what is holding that stopper in place and how I can get the BBQ sauce colored water out of my new white sink before it gets stained?

[mrcaptainbob]

If you have a shop vac put a nylon stocking over the nozzle end and apply it to that stopper. It'll pull the stopper out and the nylon will keep it from being sucked into the vacuum hose. Make sure to tape that nylon first!

[CSP194]

Thank you for your reply. I ended up getting it out last night with a small eye glass screwdriver. Now I have to figure out what went wrong and how to fit it again so it will work properly.

[WhatToDo]

Here it is almost 10 years after you posted this info and today you have made me the happiest fix-it moron on the planet! I had no faith in myself that I could fix that stuck sink stoper - NONE! But, thanks to you, I DID IT! I wanna throw a celebration party or something! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!