bathroom sink stopper stuck shut

[PADawn]

Hi,

My sink stopper in my bathroom is stuck in the shut position and the rod that goes through the pipe and into the stopper to make it go up and down doesn't seem to be catching it. Does anyone know how to fix this?

[16x80]

PADawn

Welcome to the Home Repair Forums

The rod you pull on to raise and lower the drain goes down behind the drain. The clamp you said that does not catch is what you have to bend a bit to get it to catch. Reach under the sink and squeeze it. you then will be able to pull out the rod that sticks out the top. Once you have the rod out you and bend the clamp apart, after you do this you squeeze it back together just enough to insert the rod back in. The spring steel will the hold the rod enough to make the plunger go up and down.

You can adjust the amount of rod you have sticking up above your faucet by just slightly squeezing the clamp enough to make the rod move.

Hope this helps..

16x80

[millay]

My bathroom sink stopper is stuck (Moen faucet), and although I read the reply to the problem submitted before, I did not understand what to do. Could someone explain it more clearly to me?

Thanks so much!

[Jimmer]

Millay,

Welcome to the forum. Please see the picture below. You can adjust the 'throw' of the popup by using the adjustment bolt and/or the u-shaped spring (compress it and slide it on the rod).

The popups sometimes come off the rod that sticks into the drain pipe. You need to backoff the nut that is on the backside of the drain pipe, fit the rod end into the loop on the bottom of the popup shaft and then tighten the nut again.



Hope this info helps, Jim

'Just a handyman trying to help'

[presleyt5]

Is there an easy way to remove my sink stopper in order to clean the hair out of it? Maybe without getting under the sink and taking the whole thing apart?
Teresa

[HayZee518]

the rod that goes through the nut and gland has a ball fixed to the rod. there's an "o" ring seal that makes it water tight. the stopper mates with this rod through a notch in its lower end. you may be able to rotate the stopper enough to dis-engage it from the rod end, if not then you'll have to loosen the nut and pull the rod out of the hole to get the stopper out.