If you read this site, you probably spend a lot of time wondering how they put things together, or better yet, how you’d take them apart. Take a tub drain, for instance: How do you remove the old one so you can replace it? Superior Tool makes a tub drain wrench like this dumbbell wrench to help you get the job done.
One of the the two heads will probably fit into the X-shaped part of your drain called the tub basket. To remove it, apply pressure using a screwdriver, a 3/8″ or 1/2″ ratchet with an extension, or an adjustable wrench to screw it out. The wrench can also be used to install and remove 1/2″ square plastic toilet seat nuts.
Superior Tool makes its tub drain wrench in the USA from heavy duty die-cast aluminum. Pricing starts around $10 before shipping.
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My success over the years with these is that they simply break off the “cross” on the basket. However, it opens the basket for the real removal tool – for which I cannot recall the name – that is somewhat like a screw extractor except for the larger size and, of course, cheaper materials.
These 2 inexpensive tools can be what saves you from being in the crawl space trying to reach through a very small space to get that thing apart. There are those times though….
They’re crap – 80% of the time, they will not fit the standard mesh patterns in sink drains.
Great idea, but very little practical use.
Julian
Here are some drain wrenches in our Kit:
COMPANY PART_NO UPC NAME
JOHNCO 46331-2 INTERNAL DRAIN WRENCH
LAWSON INDUSTRIES 03020 697742030206 DRAIN WRENCH
PASCO 4500 671451450005 DRAIN KEY – INTERNAL WRENCH
RIDGID 31405 095691314055 INTERNAL DRAIN WRENCH
SUPERIOR TOOL 03710 017197037108 SHOWER STALL WRENCH
SUPERIOR TOOL 06020 017197060205 DUMBBELL WRENCH
Here are some other drain wrenches in our Kit:
COMPANY PART_NO UPC NAME
JOHNCO 46331-2 INTERNAL DRAIN WRENCH
LAWSON INDUSTRIES 03020 697742030206 DRAIN WRENCH
PASCO 4500 671451450005 DRAIN KEY
RIDGID 31405 095691314055 INTERNAL DRAIN WRENCH
SUPERIOR TOOL 03710 017197037108 SHOWER STALL WRENCH
sorry for the fat-fingered double post
Is the smaller end for a utility sink drain then?
Two crossed screwdrivers. Works 100% of the time (… okay, 85%).
Anybody else use a pair of needle nose pliers?