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x barrel tool - length 108mm, with a 42mm outer diameter and a 32mm inner diameter. (38mm between the square pin centres).
Please refer to the second image showing the tool designs to confirm this matches the retaining nut you are trying to remove. *** Once you have located the screw you need to remove it with a hex key or screwdriver and the handle will pull off and you can fit the new tap handle. How to Change Taps The handles are levers and are kept on with a small grub screw and are typically used on kitchen taps and bathroom basin taps. Single lever mixer tapOn lever handles, there is a grub screw keeping the handle on which will be on the side and sometimes hidden under a small cap. This will be in the centre of the handle on a crosshead or knob-type handle and hidden under a cover that needs to come off. The tool did the job, and is clearly superior to the plastic version, which failed at the first attempt. However, it *only just* did the job. The pins started to come adrift just as the (somewhat old and limescaled) valve pins came undone. So an improvement woud be to make the pins themselves a little stronger. They seem to be threaded for no apparant reason - removing the threading might add a little strength To replace a tap handle you need to remove the screw that is keeping the handle attached to the tap. Not what you're looking for? Try our unique Shower Spares Finder or you can see all Crosswater spare parts.
The width is not quite wide enough and the 2 teeth that sit into the groves are a fraction too big.