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Re: Trying to disconnect drain stopper shaft from under...
Yes, there is a nut on the back side of the pipe that should spin on/off. There is a metal arm that comes out and connects to the stopper arm located in the top of the faucet. Hope this helps
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Are we talking about a sink drain or a floor drain? If its sink drain there is a stopper on the top and have to released from under the sink. The pipe underneath will have a 90 degree connection with a rod metal or plastic piece connected to the pull rod. Disconnect and it will free the stopper for cleaning. If a kitchen sink the piece is attached with plumbers puddy and a nut from under the sink. I would say its not worth cleaning or messing with it. If it's a floor drain. There is screws or a drop insert. Remove screws to release or simply lift out with a screw driver. Hope it helps.
Look on drain tail pipe, in the back you will find a nut that holds a ball with a short piece of rod going into drain and along piece of rod that is connected to the closure rod mounted in the faucet . Remove clip and disconnect long rod and pull long rod down to raise stopper./ Hold stopper and unscrew the nut and remove rod. Pay attention on the position of stopper piece that the short rod in inserted thru.
There should be a stopper valve on the sink's downspout (the first section of drain pipe). You SHOULD be able to loosen the nut holding the stopper valve's lever inside the pipe. Once you remove that nut, you can pull the lever out - that releases the stopper inside the sink, so you should start with the stopper OPEN, and hold it open with a chopstick or pencil or other tool when you remove that lever.
The lever and the bottom of the stopper itself will be wrapped with masses of hair. That's normal. Clean it up and reinsert it, put the nut back on & snug it down, then readjust the stopper.
If that's not enough, you may need to open the trap (the gooseneck-shaped piece of drain pipe under the sink) to clean it out.
if you look under neath your vanity you will see where the plunger goes into the drain pipe. remove it and see if your activator rod is there, if so this is what screws into the plug end. if it is not there remove your U section and see if it is in there and reattach it. if it is broken you will have to get a repair kit at your local hardware store.
It's most likely not a "welded joint". Try to unscrew it - there should be very fine threads there. Simply put pipe "dope" or tephlon tape on it and screw back in. Good luck
Is it a new sink? Most of the time if it's new you'll have to get more pvc pipe because the new tail piece that comes with the new faucets usually is either longer than before or shorter. Yes you can get another tail piece or you may be able to by a longer pvc piece to to hook up the the metal tail piece. Make sure you have the plastic seals inside the pipe where they attach together or it will leak. Once you have it all together close your stopper and fill the sink with water and then pull the sink stopper and watch for leaks if it dont leak then it wont leak.
Your drain line is clogged, beyond the sinks. You might be able to use a plunger to clear it. Seal off one the drains and use the plunger in the other. After you get it cleared, run pure hot water for a few minutes to melt the junk out of the line. When using the disposer, use cold water only, NEVER hot. If this doesn't get your drain flowing, you will have to snake the drain--to the main drain.
To clean the drain simply remove the packing nut off the back of the pop-up assembly. This is located under the sink itself and will be on the back side of the chrome (might be plastic) pipe coming out of the drain hole. This nut is what is holding the rod in place. When you remove it be sure not to lose the ferule (nylon washer) inside. after the nut is off, you can pull the actual stopper out and have better access to the drain inside. Use a small hair remover (you can buy these at the "depot"), it has a long body with small "spines" coming off the sides to catch hair, to pull out hair. It should be long enough to get into the P-Trap. After you are satisfied you can put the stopper back in. Make sure the hole in the bottom of the stopper is lined up to catch the rod. Reassemble the packing nut with ferule and check for leaks. If you want to take the trap off be sure to have some 'pipe dope' on hand to reseal the threads. Teflon tape is not necessary. Reassemble the trap and check for leaks and you should be good to go. Good luck :).
You will need to get under there and unscrew the popup rod located on the back of the drain. pull out the rod, drop the stopper in there and push the rod through the hole in the bottom of the stopper. screw the nut back on.
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