I'm trying to take out an apx. 10 year old Moen kitchen faucet. On the under sink side, there's a collar over the threaded stem of the faucet. The collar is tight and I can't budge it. Not enough room to get a pipe wrench on it. Too big for a basin wrench. There were a couple of screws into the collar that i suspect were applying pressure against the underside of the sink to hold everything in place. I've taken those screws out.

Any suggestions on how to get this off? I don't mind destroying the old faucet along the way.

Usually, when you remove those two screws the nut is loose enough to turn with your fingers.

As a last resort I use my angle grinder to cut the faucet off at the top and then the pieces under the counter fall off.

yeah, the nut is not tightened with a wrench. it is snugged up close to the top and the screws are tightened to secure it. as my friend from AZ said, the nut should turn by hand once the screws are removed..

Luckily, I finally got it off. Sprayed a bunch of WD 40 on it. Then put the screws back in (though not inserted all the way). With the screws sticking out of the nut, I could get a basin wrench on the screws and that was enough to break it loose.

Plumbing hates me...



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OK you gotta just take the older Moen faucets apart from the top. Don't even bother trying to get the 1+ inch nuts loose from underneath the kitchen sink. Just slap vice-grip plyers on the underneath bolt good and tight to keep it from spinning when you are working up top. Then take off the shiny faucet handle. Take a wrench to the bolt underneath the handle that holds the cartridge in, then unscrew the phlange/collar, and the rest will drop out beneath it. Five minutes of work.