Bottom Mount Faucet stuck

[Ferruci]

Good evening,
I'm attempting to remove an old bottom-mount faucet and am stuck. I've removed the handles, escutcheon, etc. But there seems to be a metal washer (?) or something that is preventing me from dropping the faucet down. I can turn it (sort of), with a vice-grip, but it does not appear to be threaded, so I think it is just turning in place.
Any thoughts, advice, sympathy would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve

 

[phishfood]

Steve, welcome to the forum.

If you have a camera phone or a digital camera, posting some pictures of what you are dealing with is a big help.

 

[Ferruci]

phishfood,
Right, should have done that - here are two. Hopefully, you can see the metal ring against the counter top - it appears to be the only thing preventing the faucet from falling through. It turns, with some effort, but I can't see that it is threaded or not.
Thanks, s

 

[phishfood]

It looks to me like those washers are threaded.

Check underneath and see if there are nuts on the bottom that are tightened up against the sink. If so, loosen these with a pliers or basin wrench, and then the washers on top should come off with ease.

 

[Ferruci]

There is nothing underneath that looks to me like nuts - I'm attaching a photo of the underneath, and maybe you'll see something I'm not.
Thanks for taking the time and have a good 4th.
s

 

[johnjh2o]

That's a Moen faucet. I may be wrong but I think the stem that the spout fits over unscrews using an allen-wrench. I'm not 100% sure but it's worth a try.

 

[Ferruci]

Thanks, John. The stem does unscrew. Problem is, I still can't remove those rings to the left and right, so while the whole thing is much looser, I still can't figure out how to remove the faucet. I may try snipping the rings.

s

 

[Ferruci]

Thanks, phishfood and John, managed to remove the faucet.
Cheers,
s

 

[johnjh2o]

Just curious, did you have to split the rings?

 

[Ferruci]

I did, John. I just couldn't see how else it would come off. Maybe if I had removed the plastic parts on top I might have been able to unscrew them with an allen wrench, but snipping the rings seemed easier, since I was not going to use the faucet again.