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shower diverter replacement

Author: FritzL (NY)

the shower diverter (my pals at American No-Standards) in our shower has failed.
I have the new part.

But I have been unable to remove the old. The piece with the thread is stuck in the spout. It's cheap plastic but I can't unscrew or crack it, thus far, without the risk of the spout itself.
And the cap on the stem won't unscrew either. Tried holding the stem with a pliers, WD40, blah, blah, blah.
Anyone have an idea for loosening ether or both, that is not likely to ruin the spout?

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Re: shower diverter replacement
Author: steve (CA) If the plunger is plastic and you need to get that to stop rotating, heat a straight blade screwdriver tip really hot and stab it into the bottom of the plunger. This will melt into the plunger and give you a handle to hold it.
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Re: shower diverter replacement
Author: FritzL (NY) ended up drilling the old bits out and hoped that I wouldn't ruin the spout, but alas.... AS is replacing the part as a "courtesy". Perhaps its time for a redesign. I won't be buying AS again.
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Re: shower diverter replacement
Author: hj (AZ) It is no different than any other diverter spout. I would NEVER waste even 5 minutes trying to repair one.
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