My bath tub will ot drain unless you hold down the lever. Does that mean I need to call a plumber or is it somethng simplyI can do?

You may need to replace the trip lever, see the images below, remove the two screws and the trip lever take it to H/D or lowe's get a new one, good luck.

Thanks I will try it this evening.

Hi all:

If you are lucky you can pick up a replacement trip lever cover plate... see image. These are available at all home supply stores. You should NOT need to replace the entire assembly... OK?

Simply remove your old face plate by removing the cotter pin on the back side of the face plate and install the new one by installing the new face plate with the new cotter pin.

Hopefully it's that easy!

MArk