Kohler Tub Drain Stopper Not Working

To reach the stopper the ball rod needs to be removed first.

Kohler tub drain stopper not working.

Click here for maintenance and service parts. Any bathtub drain stopper that doesn t do its job is an annoying inconvenience. The assemblies are adjustable to fit a wide range of tubs. The ball rod is inserted into the side of the drain and attached with a nut.

How to repair the trip lever in a tub drain. Some people refer to the system of adjustable rods that connects the drain stopper of a bathtub to the trip lever as the guts of the bathtub. It s easy to remove a tub stopper to check it for mechanical problems or blockage. You ll encounter a couple of different types of bathtub pop ups.

Start with the stopper on the clicker mechanism and make sure it is tightened down all the way. The lever seems to be stuck in the down position. Usually the problem is easy to fix though the procedures vary depending on what type of tub stopper you have. I have unscrewed the overflow hood and tried to pull out the linkage and plunger but it seems to be stuck and will only move up about an inch or two and will not come out of the overflow.

How to remove a bathtub pop up drain stopper. The first step is to unscrew the plate that holds the trip lever. An old style bathtub pop up is raised or lowered with a lever at the tub s overflow plate. Some drains have stoppers that are spring loaded operated by a push of the toe or by hand while others use a trip lever mounted on the bathtub s overflow plate.

To remove unthread the rod nut pull the ball rod out and remove the stopper from the drain. The left photo fig. Shows adjustment for kohler bathtub drain. The stopper will not work and the trip lever will not go up.

Old style mechanisms like the one shown in our illustration above and newer spring loaded pop ups. Here is a link to quicksilvers 2 4 c on amazon. Https amzn to 2yq7e9u order clr here. I have a kohler swiftflo bath drain k 11677.

1 shows the threads from the clicker assembly. Steps for fixing a tub that won t hold water.