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In case anyone ever looks this up, the Master Plumber MasterPlumber - Contacts part number for the entire cartridge was WA-6, and for the just the packing was WA-14.

I got it fixed. Funny how it worked out. I took the cartridges out, and went into town to look for replacement packing seals, leaving Girlfriend at the cottage with no running water while I went treasure-hunting. Couldn't find any, but did find some O-rings that might have worked. I had some...

Well, I did get the knobs off with some PB Blaster and some gentle but persistent prying. Managed to replace the 3/8" washers. Unfortunately, there is a kind of seal around the stem (which I believe is called the "packing"?) which leaks, so that water comes out from behind the knob when the...

Very interesting... The reviews for PB Blaster specifically mention that it has worked in many situations where WD-40 had failed, Canadian Tire - PB Blaster customer reviews - product reviews - read top consumer ratings so I will come back with a can of that and keep it on hand, even if I do...

Thank you for your answer. I did spray in behind them with WD-40 yesterday, but today they still won't move so I guess I will have to come back with the handle removal tool.

Our family cottage on the shore of Georgian Bay was built in 1966, and the shower dates from then. I am trying to service the Jameco faucets. I can get the outer plastic knobs off by removing the cover caps and screws in the front. The next "layer" has me baffled. I would suppose the inner knobs...