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If you notice right below the handle,there should be a small opening where ,by using an allen wrench you should be able to remove handle giving access to the stem retaining nut ......CAUTION... be sure cutoff valve is turned off(both hot and cold cutoffs.... under lavatory sink before removing..........unscrew retaining nut and remove stem.....hope that helps......
The problem is probably hard water build up or dried soap or some other foreign matter stuck between the cap and the valve/cartridge. It is simply a bad design (if you ask me) and moen does not
make a special tool to remove it which is a surprise since they make a
special tool for everything else :(. since you probably don't have a rubber/plastic pair of channel locks, i would get a regular pair of channel locks and something like that rubber thing you use to open jars or a thick dish cloth to wrap around the cap and then use the channel locks to gently coax it off. you could also tap it gently w/a mallet or small hammer and/or spray it w/a little WD-40
take the knob/handle off, shut the water to the faucet of, unscrew stem, examine and compare with the other working faucet stems, it may need a new stem(cartridge) or a faucet washer. Possible the retainer nut is/was loose. hope this helps Tim
It's likely a cartridge faucet and that cartridge usually pulls straight out, and is replaced as a unit. you're close to the finish line, but may have more work to get that cartridge out. some of them have special pullers.
1) Use a small sharp-pointed knife and pop out the little plastic Moen logo at the bottom of the front side of the handle (and don't lose it!) 2) Lift the lever up a bit (the water may turn on) until you can see a small screw with an allen wrench socket. 3) Unscrew the allen-head screw; the handle will lift straight up.
Look down into the faucet; there's a philllips head screw. The leaking may simply be caused by this screw being loose.
Go to delta website, take a picture of faucet with your cell phone and send. They should be able to identify and send you the parts. Meanwhile you'll have to turn water on and off from the emergency shut off valve under the sink. If it looks like the picture, it's probably the rubber seat and spring. If you don't want to wait go to your local "hardware" store. There may be someone there to help you. Bring the stem or cartridge, along with the rubber seat and spring. Don't use cold water while stem is removed. Turn cold off as well to prevent a mishap.
dependent on the type of faucet, you need to replace (a) the washers, (b.) the spring and seals or (c.) the gasket. They all serve the same purpose. 1. turn off the water supply to the faucet. 2. double handle? (a)remove the center cap (b) then remove the screw holding the handle down (c)next unscrew the valve stem retaining nut (normally it is the one right above the faucet body). (d) pull the valve stem out, if there is a small rubber piece held down by screw remove the screw, replace the washer. if there is a rubber gasket wrapped around the stem, remove and replace it, if nothing is on the stem look into the faucet body you should see 1 or 2 small rubber pieces these are the seals the springs are right below the seals. Remove and replace springs and seals. 3. single handle? remove the handle retaining screw, normally covered by hot/cold indicator symbol, unscrew valve stem retaining nut, pull the valve stem and replace either the gasket or springs and seals.
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