vibrolux54
Oct 4, 2010, 06:22 PM
I rebuilt my 50 year old Am. Standard tub faucets (3 knob system), including repacking the diverter stem. Everything came out fine except for the (existing) diverter stem, which now won't fully shut off the shower flow. Instead of just turning 1/2 turn and stopping, the handle keeps turning (counterclockwise) and the shower head never fully shuts off (although the water comes out of the tub spout OK). When I take the stem out of the wall it seems just fine (stopping at 1/2 turn). But when in the faucet body, it just keeps on turning. Any ideas in what I should look for? Is the barrell possibly turning inside the faucet body?