Price Fister hot faucet handle only turns 1/4 turn

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Price Fister hot faucet handle only turns 1/4 turn
Author: Lee (NJ) Price Fister hot side was making rubbing noise when it was turned. I took cartridge out to see why it was making noise. After putting valve back together, valve handle will only turn 1/4 of the way? I do not know what I did? Any advice would be appreciated. [i376.photobucket.com] [i376.photobucket.com] Thank you
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Re: Price Fister hot faucet handle only turns 1/4 turn
Author: packy (MA) will the valve stem turn with no handle attached ? maybe remove and rotate 180 deg?
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Author: Lee (NJ) Packy, Thank you for such a quick reply. I figured it out. The valve "is" supposed to turn only a 1/4 turn. It acts just like the cold valve. I put some plumbers grease on the rings{wherever I could}. Noise seems to have gone away. Lee Edited 1 times.
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Re: Price Fister hot faucet handle only turns 1/4 turn
Author: hj (AZ) That stem does NOT look like any Pfister stem I have ever seen. As far as I know, unless it is VERY recent, they NEVER made a plastic stem which was held in place by a retainer, or have a "D" handle broach. That is more common with Delta stems, but that one, while similar, does not match a Delta either.
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Re: Price Fister hot faucet handle only turns 1/4 turn
Author: Lee (NJ) Thank you HJ.
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