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    Nov 25, 2006, 10:40 AM
    Replacing a bathtub drain
    I am trying to replace a bathtub drain ( or stopper). The old shoe strainer rusted and I can not unscrew it to remove it. What else can I do?
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    Nov 25, 2006, 12:32 PM
    Hey Loranzio,

    Before I can help I have to know what I'm dealing with. I'm putting up some tub stoppers. Is yours among them or do you have a lever on the overflow plate that pops up the stopper? Regards, Tom
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