Drain plug broke off on tub shoe thread

[Matt r]

Hi,

I am attempting to replace two of my bathtub drain plugs I was able to remove one of them with a drain extractor. The other one, the old drain broke off at the threads of the pipe and the extractor for some reason is not "catching" possibly because there's not enough for it to catch? Any suggestions on how to get the rest of this piece of old drain out? The chisel tip is touching the stuck piece. Thanks!

 

[Terry]

I haven't seen drain plugs for tubs. If it's a standard thread, you may be able to use something like an EasyOut to catch the inside and unthread it.

 

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[Matt r]

I haven't seen drain plugs for tubs. If it's a standard thread, you may be able to use something like an EasyOut to catch the inside and unthread it.

Hi terry maybe I am not using the correct term. In any case I did get one of the former plugs out with that gold tool that catches the inside but on this one that's broken, it's not catching anything and the gold tool just keeps spinning without catching.

 

[Cacher_Chick]

I make it a point to never take a tub shoe apart without having everything on hand to replace the whole thing. Trying to cobble together old components rarely ends with good results.

 

[Terry]

Like this stuff?

 

[Matt r]

I make it a point to never take a tub shoe apart without having everything on hand to replace the whole thing. Trying to cobble together old components rarely ends with good results.

All I was trying to do was remove the old visible piece and replace it with a push plug didn't seem too complicated but the old piece broke off and is stuck in there now