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I would advise that you cut off that valve, and in place of it install a reguar stop. From the stop you should use a flexible supply line, as stated above. Stainless steel braid lines and compression stops are sold at just about any hardware store, and are very easy to install. As for that...

Sounds like a venting problem. You might want to look into some studor vents for under the sinks. Might help, hard to say without seeing it for myself.

Its always a day ruiner when you go to a job to install something thats owner provided, its almost always the cheapest of the cheap from home depot. I always regret installing pegasus, price pfister, glacier bay, ect. I've too incountered the half way assembled shower valve cartridges. Rediculous.

^lol Its going to cost you more money in the long run to keep snaking it. As you keep pulling out the roots that are inside the pipe out with the snake, the ones that have infiltrated at joints are going to keep growing until it splits the pipe/hub. Its going to have to be replaced either...

After some practice, a sawzall with a good blade is perfect for quick cuts on anything under 4". Obviously if you on a new construction job or a big rough in, a chop saw is pratical, But i still prefer my sawzall.

Meh, Impractical for most. But i guess its a good thing to know that if i ever lose one of my arms, i can still set toilets. I have to admit, after reading the title, i feel slightly dissapointed.

Based on how you described the problem, it seems like you might need a whole new cartridge, not just the rubber seals that go on the outside of the cartridge that are pictured. Ive never seen one of those valves do what you described, Id double check to make sure the plastic peices that go on...