Remove the Old Sink Flange Assembly

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What happens here

Now that the old disposal unit is removed, you will be working on the sink flange still attached to the sink. From underneath the sink, locate the three screws on the mounting ring and loosen them using a Phillips head screwdriver (from your 6-in-1 screwdriver). Loosen these screws until a noticeable gap appears, allowing for movement of the mounting ring. Next, use the flathead setting on your screwdriver to carefully pry out the metal retainer ring that holds the entire assembly together. This ring sits in a groove; once pried out, the entire mounting assembly (including the fiber gasket, backup flange, and mounting ring) will fall away. From the top of the sink, simply pull out the old sink flange. Use a paper towel or rag to thoroughly clean the sink opening, ensuring all old plumber's putty and grime are removed from both the top and bottom edges of the sink hole.

Goal: Clear the sink opening of the old flange and prepare it for the new installation

Tools and materials

6-in-1 Screwdriver — Loosening mounting ring screws and prying out the retainer ring
Paper Towel — Cleaning the sink opening

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outside okay and so now i'm laying on my back and you've got a good shot at this and you see one two and three screws just gonna wanna loosen those up you wanna get you wanna be able to have a little gap in there you want some kind of movement now that you have that movement you're gonna wanna switch the head on your screwdriver to the flathead and you see this little ring right here right down in the inside of this there's a ring right there and you see there's a little gap right there in it just want to take this go right to the side of that gap and just pop that ring right out and once you got a hold of that [Music] the other tip is don't be right underneath it like i'm a little ways away from it so that way if it falls it's not going to bonk in your head hit you in the face and you're not going to get a bunch of stuff in your eyes but now i've got two sides of this in my hand see so i'll set two of these down so the screwdriver down and i'll be able to just grab this other piece and i'll take this off and now the top of this will just pop right out the top so now we're able to just remove that and we'll just put that right in the box as well tell you it works out and just go around the top and around the bottom you want to clean that bottom edge just as good as you clean the top so

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