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    jzero29 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 6, 2006, 10:40 AM
    Replacing shower faucet seats?
    I have been trying to remove the seats in my shower faucet, and I think they are stripped. Am I turning them the wrong way? (right tight left loose, not sure if mayber they are reversed for some plummbing reason?) and if they are to stripped, how do I change them? Thanks.
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    Dec 6, 2006, 10:45 AM
    Most plumbing stores sell seat wrenches, (see image) the seats should turn out counterclockwise. Good luck, Tom

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