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The vexing tub drain flange is OUT.
I got it out! - using the post from DIY:
Mike Swearingen
To remove a tub drain:
1. Use a hacksaw blade to cut a V notch in the rim.
2. Heat the drain lip with a dryer on high to soften the old putty.
3. Use a hammer & chisel or flathead screwdriver to tap the drain around counter-clockwise to unscrew & remove it.
However I used a Dremmel w/ cutoff tool to notch a V in the rim & also 1/2 way down inside the flange. Then the dryer (don't know if it helped) & the tapping (to no avail). Had to do a lot of hardcore whacking (good thing I'm replacing tub!) with the hammer and chisel, this pryed up a 1/2" section but it still wasn't turning. At that point I thought I'd have to cut the whole thing out and so notched the other side and did more whacking & voila it started to move!! Retried plyers/screw driver method but wasn't loose enough - continued tapping courter-clockwise and it did finally(!) unscrew.
After the cutting and whacking (see entry above) I was finally able to return to the "simple" plyers/screw driver counter clockwise unscrew it method shown here.
The flange is out and I'm doing a victory dance - next - THE TUB!
Friday 1/18/08 resulted in the removal of the tub. I have to say that I had some serious concerns whether it was going to come out whole or in pieces. For those with a similar situation - it can be done. A 60" tub can be removed from a 60" wide room intact. We pulled it out from the back wall about 12" and got it tipped up (side to side) with the front side up about 10". Then my weightlifter buddy got in behind it & in a graceful lifting/turning sequence got it up on end (drain/faucet end). He's a big guy, 6'4", and not a stick . . . also has a good back & did some stretching first! Would be better w/ two but team must be highly coordinated & working together. I stood clear during the process!! At 135lbs if it was coming down I'd have been crushed. There is no dropping this sucker midway thru the process without someone or something getting very hurt!
The tub is out - yeah! The wood is really wet - boo. I've got a heater/drying running and the water is off - yet again. Though wet the wood appears solid and not rotted as evidenced by stabbing it with a sharp knife. We'll take stock at the end of the day and see how it looks then. Would be nice to have an industrial strength heater/dryer! Friend/plumber is coming out tomorrow to evaluate re-pipe for copper leading into house, and set the new tub w/ all new drain assembly, I haven't mastered soldering yet! When we took the tub out the drain pipe basically sheared off under the house, you can see it in the pix. It was just totally corroded through. No worries, the drain needs to be moved about and inch anyway, but it was pretty shocking to see a copper pipe completely corroded through! I am off to tackle the cabinet and replace the plywood in front of the toilet that has some dry rot. Stay tuned.
The guys came today and got about 1/2 the plumbing stuff done, I helped where I could, but this is beyond my skill set . . . and tool set for that matter, but I am learning. Hope to have the tub set and hooked up tomorrow - it's a vast improvement over the old one!Made the mistake of leaving the bathroom door open and both cats crawled under the house and had far too much fun to bother coming back inside. Thankfully I had the house tented for bugs a few months back so hopefully the black widows haven't set up house keeping yet. Hopefully once I get into bed they'll show back up - I have no desire to be crawling under the house in the AM herding up cats before work! At 2:27 AM they decided it was better inside in a soft bed than in the cold dirt.
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