Kitchen faucet repair- Delta Pullout spray #1

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1. Great video. But, I can't seem to get the sleeve off from the valve body, the copper part.
2. Hmm...can't seem to find my original comment, so I'll post again.
   
   Moving the adjustment nut down didn't make the faucet any tighter...it still wouldn't stay upright on it's own (it kept shutting itself off via gravity). So, I removed everything and completely cleaned off the little ball valve. I had put grease on that, as was suggested in the video. I think that was the problem..it was too easy to move. Once the grease was completely removed from the ball and I put it all back together, it works now. I can turn the faucet on just a trickle and it stays there.
   
   I do have a new problem though....when moving the spout to the left or right, the handle follows it. In other words, the whole fixture is moving left and right. This can cause binding, as if the faucet handle is already moved to the right of center, then the sprayer arm can't move any further to the right.
   
   The faucet handle should stay centered, correct? Even as the sprayer arm is moved left and right? Is this fixed by tightening the nut underneath with the drain wrench you mentioned in the video? I have such a wrench, but getting to that nut is still incredibly difficult. Thanks.
3. Before removing the faucet body (just the faucet body to fix the swiveling problem), does the water supply need to be shut off first?
4. To keep the Faucet spout rotating smoothly the build up from calcified water at the base has to be cleaned and rinsed away. To do this, build a dam around the base of the faucet leaving about a quarter inch gap at the base between the faucet and dam. Then using plumber’s putty, roll a small length of the putty in the palm of your hand then lay it down around the base sealing a base for the dam. Push the putty into the area along the edges making a seal all the way around the base so the liquid won’t leak out. Next roll out a lager length adding to the height until it is about a half inch above the base needing to be cleaned. Then pour vinegar into the dam area and let it stand for a bout 15 minutes. Move the faucet back and forth (left to right) several times – it will feel stiff at first but will loosen up with a bit of help. After the vinegar has been in the dam for about a half hour use a small inch wide length of paper towel dipping it into the dam area to remove the vinegar and then add new. Depending on how stuck the base of the faucet is this could take a number of times moving it back and forth gradually making it move the full amount it did when new. Then remove the vinegar and add water moving the faucet again back and forth to rinse out all the vinegar - this too may take a number of times. Once done remove the putty and clean the surface.
5. what kinda grease did you wok on the O-Rings?
6. thank you!! you save me some money.
7. Ours would not swivel which would also bind up the pull out. I googled for the heck of it before taking it apart. I watched this video and was very informative. It was hard getting the set screw out but by far the hardest was getting the sleeve off. It took patience and consistent effort. I see why they skipped it in the video. I wasn't sure it would come off without damaging the faucet but finally gave way. I had a lot of corrosion on the top and bottom. I carefully used a knife to get the corrosive bumps out. Then used a fine grit sandpaper and steel wool to get it nice and smooth. It was a pain in the recess areas at the top and bottom. The coating has been compromised but I figure I bought myself a year or so to decide what I want to buy to replace it. I am not plumber but I am not devoid of a few handy man skills. It was showed me exactly what to do so left no question how it came apart. It made the job faster. It took me about a 45 minutes in total to complete. Thanks again.
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9. It is the disconnecting the hose thing that is what I am trying to figure out!  !!!
   
   Does YouTube offer to auto-enhance this video?  It might be able to help fix the lighting a bit.
   
   Thanks anyway . . . .
10. Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed and you saved me a call to my plumber! :) thank you! 
11. Anna, if your faucet is the same brand as we have in our video, you should be able to pry the handle off - yours is probably just corroded. Place a block on your sink and use some sort of pry bar to pry up on the handle. Be careful to use steady pressure on one side and then the other - don't use jolts or hits. All the best to you!
12. Thank you for the explanation! I tried. But after using the allen wrench to remove the little screw, the handle was so stuck on I couldn't get it all apart to clean it. Your video was very helpful in showing me where things were and what the problem might be. I was able to get the hose moving again and the base to swivel a little using WD 40 in the areas you said were the problem. Temp fix, but better than nothing.