noviceplumber
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My ball rod in my bathroom sink started leaking recently, after I messed with it to clean out the pipe a little. it seems to leak from the "wingnut" (don't know the correct term for it) that screws onto the pipe, that hold the ball/rod assembly in. I got another ball rod assembly and another "wingnut". The wingnut was just slightly too small, so it didn't screw on. So i was forced to use the original one (which has a small crack on it, that i tried sealing although I think the adhesive broke). I put the pull-strip (that goes on the rod, to attach it to the level that raises/lowers the sink stopper) on the rod high enough that it was close to the ball, thus pulling on the rod and ball enough that there SHOULD be no water getting around the ball.
so...I'm confused why there's still a leak. Does anyone have any ideas why, and what I can do to fix it?
so...I'm confused why there's still a leak. Does anyone have any ideas why, and what I can do to fix it?