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Remove Decorative Cap, Packing Nut, and Old Cartridge

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Two-Handle Kitchen Sink Faucet Leak Repair

What happens here

After removing the handle, use a 6-in-1 screwdriver to unscrew and remove the small screw holding the decorative cap in place. Once the screw is out, lift the decorative cap off the faucet. Next, use an adjustable wrench (adjustable jaw) to loosen the larger hexagonal packing nut (sometimes called a bonnet nut) that secures the faucet stem/cartridge. Once loosened, carefully remove the packing nut and then pull the entire old cartridge (stem) out of the faucet body.

Goal: Access and remove the internal faucet stem components.

Tools and materials

  • 6-in-1 Screwdriver — Removing the screw from the decorative cap
  • Adjustable Wrench — Loosening and removing the packing nut
  • Decorative Cap AquaSource/Project Source — The part being removed to access the stem

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screwdriver. Pop this off. Now to get it in here we're going to want to loosen this nut, grab an adjustable jaw. Okay, pop that out. I said this just went in here like that. It's kind of eerie sounding in it. You're going to still want an Allen wrench and you're going to

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