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Zee09 said:
Got three 24 year old faucets to do. Not sure about this tool.
I thought about making my own out of SS...

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I bought it but never needed it. I believe if you have an old brass body cartridge it may help. But with the plastic ones as shown, they come out easily.

Mine have been dripping quickly as of late upon replacement (2 years later). I use the silicone as well to lubricate the install. I'm suspecting quality. Someone said (maybe this forum) it could be my water pressure is too high (it is). But all other faucets are just fine.

We have the old Moen shower faucet where it's pulled for flow, then goes left and right for temp. Newer ones are only temp.
 
John105 said:
I bought it but never needed it. I believe if you have an old brass body cartridge it may help. But with the plastic ones as shown, they come out easily.

Mine have been dripping quickly as of late upon replacement (2 years later). I use the silicone as well to lubricate the install. I'm suspecting quality. Someone said (maybe this forum) it could be my water pressure is too high (it is). But all other faucets are just fine.

We have the old Moen shower faucet where it's pulled for flow, then goes left and right for temp. Newer ones are only temp.
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Mine are all brass and I ordered an all brass replacement and they gave me the plastic instead.
Well I put back the old brass waiting on an exchange and it is as you say flow and temp head.. funny it no longer leaks and is easy to lift... All I did was relube the body of the old one.

I will leave it for now...
 
Zee09 said:
Mine are all brass and I ordered an all brass replacement and they gave me the plastic instead.
Well I put back the old brass waiting on an exchange and it is as you say flow and temp head.. funny it no longer leaks and is easy to lift... All I did was relube the body of the old one.

I will leave it for now...
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I also think there is an imperfect fit against the teardrop handle, with what they call the stop tube....as we go left to right and in, there's a tiny "bump" and it goes further in....

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John105 said:
I also think there is an imperfect fit against the teardrop handle, with what they call the stop tube....as we go left to right and in, there's a tiny "bump" and it goes further in....

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Yeah I have the same setups in the whole house. So far only the bathroom ones got real stiff but no shower heads.
I really like the build quality on the all brass ones.. Mine were all 1999 manufactured.

My Moen kitchen faucet is the same but I don't like them. The spouts always get pin holes in them. Weird...must be cheap castings with inclusions.
 
Zee09 said:
Yeah I have the same setups in the whole house. So far only the bathroom ones got real stiff but no shower heads.
I really like the build quality on the all brass ones.. Mine were all 1999 manufactured.

My Moen kitchen faucet is the same but I don't like them. The spouts always get pin holes in them. Weird...must be cheap castings with inclusions.
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I have a 2004 Kohler gooseneck and I can only rave about it. At the time it was $290 and not something that a big box store stocks. It reached $700's before being discontinued. Almost every part has been replaced free under warranty, other than the body and gooseneck itself. A real pita is the diverter for the sidespray, can't get circlip pliers in there they are too big. But kudos to Kohler for lifetime support.....I actually changed the cartridges for the 3rd time this year. Kohler seems to have a policy they send you cartridges regardless of the issue--an o-ring is common for the gooseneck to swivel...so they accumulate...
 
John105 said:
I have a 2004 Kohler gooseneck and I can only rave about it. At the time it was $290 and not something that a big box store stocks. It reached $700's before being discontinued. Almost every part has been replaced free under warranty, other than the body and gooseneck itself. A real pita is the diverter for the sidespray, can't get circlip pliers in there they are too big. But kudos to Kohler for lifetime support.....I actually changed the cartridges for the 3rd time this year. Kohler seems to have a policy they send you cartridges regardless of the issue--an o-ring is common for the gooseneck to swivel...so they accumulate...
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Nice..
I actually thought about making my own kitchen faucet around the Moen cartridge. Been thinking about getting into shut off valves etc.
I may give it a try someday as I don't like what I see...
 
I was in the market for a set of angle wrenches. I had it narrowed down to the Tektons and the Snap-On, both made in USA. After reading a lot of reviews it seems some even preferred the Tektons to the Snap-On so that combined with the fact they will probably rarely get used I decided to go with the Tektons for about 1/3 of the cost.

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Well, the most common use for angle wrenches are hydraulic lines however not in my case and those would typically be SAE sizes.

I just think they might come in handy. I mostly work on motorcycles.
 
Nothing at all special and certainly not worth pics to show off, but I ordered a bunch of hand tools for our daughter - she's not afraid to work and get her hands dirty and is willing to do a little work around her house and on her car to save a dollar... So I got her a set of Pittsburgh sockets (1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 drive) and ratchets, some screw drivers, metric and standard wrenches to 1 1/8" and 25mm, a cheapy multimeter and a tool box... More than enough to be dangerous!

Wife and I are over at her place and her and I are going to fix her car and mowers today with what I bought her.
 
Not exciting but K-tool lady foots, AP carbide burs and a selection of M3 SHCSs from random Chinese brand DYWISHKEY which I choose to read as DIY Whiskey ;)
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JWC86 said:
I was in the market for a set of angle wrenches. I had it narrowed down to the Tektons and the Snap-On, both made in USA. After reading a lot of reviews it seems some even preferred the Tektons to the Snap-On so that combined with the fact they will probably rarely get used I decided to go with the Tektons for about 1/3 of the cost.

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Bought my set for a PS rack job on the S600. Ridiculously difficult to get a wrench on the lines. These helped. One use so far, but very glad I have them…
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The_Eric said:
Nothing at all special and certainly not worth pics to show off, but I ordered a bunch of hand tools for our daughter - she's not afraid to work and get her hands dirty and is willing to do a little work around her house and on her car to save a dollar... So I got her a set of Pittsburgh sockets (1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 drive) and ratchets, some screw drivers, metric and standard wrenches to 1 1/8" and 25mm, a cheapy multimeter and a tool box... More than enough to be dangerous!

Wife and I are over at her place and her and I are going to fix her car and mowers today with what I bought her.
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All done and getting ready to go out for dinner... Some patience, carb cleaner and fresh gas resurrected her lawn boy and cheapy yard machines push mower. Also replaced a bad coil boot in her Rogue and did a fresh change of oil. May also attack an inop washing machine if I have time.. Was able to diagnose a leaking oil pressure sensor in her spare car that she may tackle on her own (maybe with some over the phone guidance)
 
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Neiko twist socket set for lug nuts. I have needed one of these sets for awhile and haven’t had one. I needed something like this 3 out of 5 days last week due to rounded lug nuts. I was torn between this set and the Astro Pneumatic set and decided on this one. I had my dad order it from Amazon which we hate using but it was a good price.
 
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