Remove Pop Up Drain Stopper Tub

A pop up bathtub plug can be unscrewed and removed.
Remove pop up drain stopper tub. Some bathtub drain stoppers are operated by a flip lever mounted on the overflow opening on the tub. This raises and lowers a pivot arm that runs through a horizontal pipe arm and is attached to the stopper removing this type of stopper is slightly different than for the. A connecting rod with a spring attached to the end moves up and down inside the overflow pipe. Many people try to twist the stopper thinking that it screws into a mechanism inside the drain.
This style can have a trip lever or turn style mechanism on the overflow that moves an internal push rod against a rocker arm attached to the stopper to raise or lower the stopper. Next unscrew the shaft. Gunk builds up in this area and once the cap has been removed you can pull out the clog by hand. The stopper is actually attached to linkage that connects to the stopper control.
How to remove and re install a bathtub pop up drain for maintenance and cleaning. Many times when you are trying to remove a tub drain assembly with a pop up drain to install a new tub. A bathtub pop up drain stopper may have to be removed to clear a clog or snake the drain. If there is no screw on your plug stopper.
The linkage is accessed through the overflow cover and once it is removed. To remove one set it to the open position and turn the stopper in a counterclockwise direction to unscrew it. Flip lever drain stoppers. The clog is generally directly under the cap at the drain catcher where the screw fits into that holds the cap in place.