These appear to be made such that one could turn it by hand. Unfortunately these are so tight I can't budge them. Maybe if I were Hercules I could, but I'm not.I've searched for the best way to remove these. I've seen a basin wrench mentioned, but these seem to be made for removing metal nuts. I haven't seen anyone mentioning using one of these for a nylon nut.Will a basin wrench work for this? If not, what tool does one use for this?
Yes a basin wrench will work. If you want to reuse the nut be careful not to break the ears (if its the type with ears) or slip and chew up the corners of the nut with the teeth of the basin wrench. Rigid makes a special basin wrench for this type of faucet nuts found in the plumbing dept. at your home improvement store.
I replace a lot of faucets in my handiman business and after fighting these things day in and day out I finally designed a tool that I made in my shop at home that works like a charm. It's a piece of 1" x 12" galvanized steel pipe. On one end I cut 2 sets of notches in the sides directly across from one another with a hacksaw, then knocked the small pieces out, leaving what looks like the top of a chess rook. The 1" pipe opening is big enough to slide over the brass threaded shank that the nut screws onto and the four teeth grab the four tabs on the nylon nut. I drilled a 1/4" hole in the opposite end, through both sides for the shank of a screwdriver. Works like a charm and saves the knuckles and a lot of cuss words.
have you tried using a rag for extra grip?
