Old 2 Way Shower Faucet Valve

[ascheer1006]

Hello. I am new to this forum and I am hoping that somebody can help me out. The shower in my house has slowly started to loose hot water flow. Flow to other hot water throughout the house is fine, so I suspect it is a valve issue. I removed the valve and the O-rings on the stem are in poor shape. I’m struggling to identify this valve online to buy a replacement and was hoping somebody could help me out. The valves are at least 30 years old, likely much older.

I removed the stem and have attached some photos of the system. With the stem removed and the water on, it still slowly trickles out the housing, so I’m not sure if it is deeper than the extent to which I took it apart or not. I also can’t figure out how to remove more components beyond what I have (without more invasive demo) to check for clogged gaskets or debris. Does anyone have experience with this type of assembly? Any help is most appreciated!

p.s. I’m not too familiar with plumbing terms…forgive me if I’ve used incorrect lingo.

 

[Twowaxhack]

It’s American standard aquaseal and part of the assembly is still in the valve. You’ll need to pull the rest out with needle nose pliers.

You may even have to dig the rubber part out with a dental pick.

 

[breplum]

Many hardware stores typically will stock them. May be aftermarket, like Danco, but, no worries.

 

[ascheer1006]

Thank you! I finally got around to working on this and ended up replacing the valves entirely as the old ones were very loose. Cost was ~$12 for both valves. The shower works great now. Deep thanks to breplum and twowaxhack. The old ring popped right out and I did end up digging out the old rubber with some picks. You are wonderful and I appreciate the help on this!