Overview
This document is intended to help identify and remove the trim from your KOHLER single-control bath or shower valve. Identify your valve trim by referring to the thumbnails, then follow the instructions listed below the image to remove the trim.
- A step-by-step interactive guide is also available to help you remove your KOHLER valve trim — Identifying and Removing Single-Control Shower Valve Trim.
- The images below that show how to remove the valve trim may not look like exactly like your trim. The instructions still apply.
- Cover the drain with tape to avoid the loss of any small parts.
- Keep track of all trim components. You will need them in order to put your trim back together.
- You may need the following tools to remove your trim: 3/32” hex wrench, Phillips screwdriver, and a flat-blade screwdriver.
Identify Your Shower Valve
Once you have removed your valve trim, the documents listed below are available to help you identify your shower valve.
- Interactive Guide — Identifying Single-Control Bath and Shower Valves
- Help Topic — Identify a Single Control Bath/Shower Valve
Remove the Diverter Button
- If your trim has a diverter button, remove the button before attempting to remove the valve trim. If your trim does not have a diverter button, move on to identifying your valve trim.
- Diverter buttons can be removed one of three ways. Follow the appropriate instructions below to remove your diverter button.
- You may need the following tools to remove your diverter button: 1/16” hex wrench, flat-blade screwdriver, and a pliers.
Knob Diverter Buttons
- Unthread the knob from the end of the diverter button.
- Using a flat-blade screwdriver, hold the diverter stem in place while unthreading the diverter button.
- Unthread and remove the diverter button.
- Unthread and remove the diverter sleeve.
Threaded Diverter Buttons
- Unthread and remove the diverter sleeve.
- Once the sleeve is removed, you should be able to remove your valve trim.
- After you have removed your valve trim, hold the diverter stem in place. Unthread and remove the diverter button.
Diverter Buttons with Setscrews
- Unthread and remove the diverter sleeve.
- Once the sleeve is removed, you should be able to remove your valve trim.
- After you have removed your valve trim, locate the setscrew or setscrews on the diverter button.
- Using a 1/16” hex wrench, loosen the setscrew or setscrews and remove the diverter button.
Trim with Exposed Screws
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the screw and remove the handle, bonnet and sleeve from the valve stem.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the two screws from the faceplate. Remove the escutcheon and the faceplate.
- If applicable, use a flat-blade screwdriver to remove the pin from the adaptor. Unthread and remove the adaptor from the valve.
Trim with Plug Buttons
- Using a flat-blade screwdriver, gently pry the plug button from the front of the valve trim.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the screw and remove the handle and adaptor from the valve stem.
- If applicable, rotate the cover counterclockwise to remove.
- Slide the sleeve off the valve.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the two screws and remove the faceplate.
- If applicable, use a flat-blade screwdriver to remove the pin from the adaptor. Unthread and remove the adaptor from the valve.
- Using a flat-blade screwdriver, gently pry the plug button from the front of the valve trim.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the screw and remove the handle and adaptor from the valve stem.
- Using a 3/32” hex wrench, loosen the setscrew and slide the bonnet off the valve.
- Turn the sleeve counterclockwise and remove it from the valve.
- Unthread the collar. You may need a special tool (K-87448) to unthread the collar. Remove the faceplate and the collar.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the two screws and remove the seal plate.
- If applicable, use a flat-blade screwdriver to remove the pin from the adaptor. Unthread and remove the adaptor from the valve.
Trim with Setscrews
- Using a 3/32” hex wrench, loosen the two setscrews. You may need to rotate the sleeve to access both setscrews. Slide the handle and sleeve off the valve.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the screw and remove the adaptor from the valve stem.
- Unthread the collar. You may need a special tool (K-87448) to unthread the collar. Remove the faceplate and the collar.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the two screws and remove the seal plate.
- If applicable, use a flat-blade screwdriver to remove the pin from the adaptor. Unthread and remove the adaptor from the valve.
- Using a 3/32” hex wrench, loosen the setscrew and slide the handle off the valve trim.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the screw and remove the bonnet and sleeve from the valve stem.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the two screws from the faceplate. Remove the washer and the faceplate.
- If applicable, use a flat-blade screwdriver to remove the pin from the adaptor. Unthread and remove the adaptor from the valve.
- Using a 3/32” hex wrench, loosen the setscrew and slide the handle and adaptor off the valve.
- Slide the sleeve off the valve.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the two screws and remove the faceplate.
- If applicable, use a flat-blade screwdriver to remove the pin from the adaptor. Unthread and remove the adaptor from the valve.
- Using a 3/32” hex wrench, loosen the two setscrews. Slide the handle and bonnet off the valve.
- Gently pry the cover plate from the escutcheon to expose the two screws.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the screw and remove the adaptor from the valve stem.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the two screws and remove the escutcheon.
- If applicable, use a flat-blade screwdriver to remove the pin from the adaptor. Unthread and remove the adaptor from the valve.
Trim with Threaded Bonnets
- Firmly grasp the handle. Turn the bonnet counterclockwise and remove the handle and bonnet from the valve stem.
- Remove the faceplate from the seal plate.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the two screws and remove the seal plate.
- If applicable, use a flat-blade screwdriver to remove the pin from the adaptor. Unthread and remove the adaptor from the valve.
- Firmly grasp the handle. Turn the bonnet counterclockwise and remove the handle and bonnet from the valve.
- If applicable, remove the pivot ring. Remove the faceplate from the valve.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the two screws and remove the retainer.
- If no screws are present, unthread and remove the retainer.
- Firmly grasp the handle. Turn the bonnet counterclockwise and remove the handle and bonnet from the valve stem.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the two screws and remove the handle sleeve, shroud, and faceplate.
- If applicable, use a flat-blade screwdriver to remove the pin from the adaptor. Unthread and remove the adaptor from the valve.
Trim with Center Cap
- While holding the handle arm, unthread the end cap. Remove the end cap, washer, and short sleeve.
- Slide the handle arm from the bonnet. Ensure the O-ring and long sleeve are still in place.
- Slide the center cap from the bonnet.
- Using a 3/32” hex wrench, unthread the screw from the bonnet.
- Slide the bonnet and sleeve from the valve stem.
- Using a Phillips screwdriver, unthread the two screws from the escutcheon assembly. Remove the escutcheon assembly and the faceplate.
- If applicable, use a flat-blade screwdriver to remove the pin from the adaptor. Unthread and remove the adaptor from the valve.
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