Major Tub Drain Removal Issues

[Vince B]

Hello,
I have a tub drain going into ABS and the flange top and cross bars are gone. I have already made two cuts with a hack saw as seen in the picture and it will not come out in pieces like I had expected. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Breplum]

a third cut. then heavy duty screwdriver and hammer to pop the pieces out.
Stuff rag down inside before anything further to prevent debris.

 

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[Jeff H Young]

looks ready to pop out with a screw driver as breplum mentioned I dont think it needs another cut but cant hurt you just bend it toward the inside

 

[Vince B]

Thank you for the replies.

If you look closely in the two cuts I just started grazing the outer ABS threads. The metal threads on the flange are still intact. I tried with a large screwdriver and a small pry bar to pry the cut pieces but they won't budge. Should I saw deeper? I am afraid if I cut too far I will create a hole in the ABS.

 

[Jeff H Young]

need a thin tip . I beat the crap outta screw drivers and abuse them maybe grind down the tip like a chisel. shouldnt need to be that big gotta be gentle and mean at the same time LOL. just dont bust the plastic