Next unscrew the shaft.
Remove pop up drain stopper tub.
To remove one set it to the open position and turn the stopper in a counterclockwise direction to unscrew it.
If there is no screw on your plug stopper.
This raises and lowers a pivot arm that runs through a horizontal pipe arm and is attached to the stopper removing this type of stopper is slightly different than for the.
Many times when you are trying to remove a tub drain assembly with a pop up drain to install a new tub.
Flip lever drain stoppers.
The clog is generally directly under the cap at the drain catcher where the screw fits into that holds the cap in place.
A pop up bathtub plug can be unscrewed and removed.
Pop ups have a visible stopper in the tub drain and cannot be covered by a strainer.
Many people try to twist the stopper thinking that it screws into a mechanism inside the drain.
The stopper is actually attached to linkage that connects to the stopper control.
Some bathtub drain stoppers are operated by a flip lever mounted on the overflow opening on the tub.
Gunk builds up in this area and once the cap has been removed you can pull out the clog by hand.
How to remove and re install a bathtub pop up drain for maintenance and cleaning.
A bathtub pop up drain stopper may have to be removed to clear a clog or snake the drain.
The linkage is accessed through the overflow cover and once it is removed.
This video shows you how to remove stuck tub drains.