How to remove Moen popup bathtub drain stopper

[msannie48]

Thank you so much. I couldn't get anywhere with the two pliers and was about to give up

[1roxylinkinparklover]

Thakyou for uploading this video

[ellacopter123]

Ahhhhh thank you soooo much!!! I am truly clueless when it come to plumbing and this solved my problem. thanks!

[usaearthling]

Sir I live in an area of Texas that has the most horrible (non drinkable) water. My pop up drain stopper was so coroded that it came up with the screw still intact and just broke to pieces from the bottom section, looks like it has teeth that hook on to the other section of the bath drain. Can I just replace the top part?

[TorontoSwede]

Thanks! Your video accomplished what asking three different big-box store workers and a plumbing-savvy co-worker couldn't. All I needed was some tub-protecting cardboard, #2 Phillips screwdriver, WD-40 to prep the screw, needle nose pliers, a plastic bag and an old toothbrush. The crud is best fished up with pliers, rather than plunged down. Looking at how the big mess was stuck on the "X", you could probably have plunged for hours with no luck. Fish it all out my friends, and don't gag. Cheers!

[1roxylinkinparklover]

@TorontoSwede Bless you for telling me that! And thankyou lol

[Iopta]

Thanks for the video! You just rescued me from frustration.

[Swimgirl6855]

my screw wont come undone pleaseeee helppp

[dtrebacz]

@Swimgirl6855 If your screw won't come out, I'd suggest some liquid wrench. My screw was phillips head and the screw was stainless steel. It is normal right hand screw thread. There was no rust or corrosion. If you can't get it loose, I think your only option is to replace the entire drain assembly, since the screw is what holds the drain plug to the drain.

[bigkilla132]

@Swimgirl6855 myn wouldnt come out eather but i sprayed WD40 on it waited 5 minutes it can right off i hope this helps

[AnniBricca]

Bless you - this helped. I had no idea there was a screw in there. Not an easy task to get eye to eye with it - oy! Talk about bad design. But thanks for this, tremendously helpful and saved me the cost of a plumber I could ill afford!

[AdventureTimeXabi]

thanks man

[marmar1192]

Thanks so much for this. Totally worked!

[galaide07]

YES. Thanks also for that ... almost broke my hand with using the two pliers method from another video ... thanks again ...

[TrillionGrams]

THANK YOU for this!  I was able to get my drain cover off!

[roadie28]

WOW!!!!! YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER!! NO KIDDING!!

I have been trying to figure out how to get my stopper out for days now and all the web site I've checked have suggested various methods using pliers. I gouged up the stopper trying all these methods. No one suggested that it might be a screw underneath like yours. I saw your video and I went back and looked at mine and I was like F**K, lol. So easy. Thank you so much!

[esdemeri]

Very helpful after 45 mind with two pliers.

[Jaegerwolf]

Hey I have a drain where the knob screwed of but no place for a screwdriver under it nor do i have one of the Moen ones with the screw underneath. REALLY cant figure out how to take this thing off.

[xox4evabella]

thanks a lot this was really helpful!

[MsCurlymustache]

What size screw?

[merc8401]

Same as everyone below me. Couldn't figure out why the 2 plier method wouldn't work. Glad I found your video...my drain is finally unclogged. Thanks.

[Lainey161]

LMAO! My stopper is torn up too because of the two pliers method! Wish the stopper brand was somehow etched on the stupid thing. Glad I found this video. All clear now. Boy, it was nasty in there!

[energyaccount]

Thank you for the video. It aided me considerably in fixing my clogged drain! I just needed to find a way to remove that darn pop-up plug before I could do anything meaningful that would last.

[xXxDANMANxXx]

Here's me with the two pliers looks like other people did that same rofl, my stopped is all torn up now, thank god I saw this video xD

[justlooking2222]

This method is fine or if you set the stopper in the closed position you can use pliers on the knob and rotate it counter-clockwise and unscrew the whole thing which makes cleaning the drain easy. In the method I use I have no chance of loosing the screw if I accidently give it an extra turn. When you reinstall it just hand tighten and removal by hand is easy the next time.

[dtrebacz]

@justlooking2222 My moen stopper in this video has no way to rotate the stopper to unscrew it (others do). It sounds like your drain stopper is different. It is possible to unscrew it to far and drop the screw down the drain. I'd recommend being careful and just unscrew it until it comes loose - hope this clarifies.

[mizzBrendaj]

Oh My God.........THANK YOU!!

[kottmeier]

A million thank yous!!! Like others, I struggled for quite a while using two pliers in a futile attempt to separate the top piece from the base. It wasn't until I found this video that I learned that some of these drains are of one piece construction - major doh!!!! Of course there's no brand name on the drain so I had no way of knowing that I have a one piece Moen drain. You saved me man, a million thanks again! :-)

[ebuzila]

Thank you! I've been fighting this drain for hours.

[slickwilly562]

Thank you so much.. I nearly stripped the metal off the top nobby thing before I found this and realized how simple it was.

[Emful]

THANK YOU! I been trying to get that stupid thing out for some time now, and all the other videos did not help at all.