I live in an older home and have taken showers instead of baths. The lever will not move so I was going to replace the linkage, but it is stuck. What do I do?

I had that problem and the solution wasn't easy.

I was able to access the pipe from below and bang the bell carefully upward with appropriate tools. It took a lot of force.

I then got a flexible shaft rotary sander and sanded the inside of the pipe so it would move free.

I then lubercated the bell before installing.

I hope someone has some better ideas.

I hope this will help you with this problem -- Good Luck

http://littleingbox.blogspot.com/2006/06/removing-bathtub-drains.html

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