Moen 8700 - Manual (Page 3)

Disassembly
1. Turn "OFF" both hot and cold water supplies. Turn faucet
on to relieve pressure and insure complete shut off.. Pull
handle cap up and off (it snaps into place). Remove the
handle screw (illustration 1).
2. Push the cartridge stem down and then lift and tilt handle
lever and handle body off.
3. Unscrew retainer pivot nut.
4. Lift and twist spout off. The diverter can be removed at this
point.
5. Pry out retainer clip with screwdriver (illustration 2).
6. Use cartridge twisting tool furnished with the new cartridge
and rotate cartridge between 11 and 1 o'clock position.
7. Grasp cartridge stem with pliers. Pull cartridge out (illustra-
tion 3).
Reassembly
1. With cartridge stem UP, insert the cartridge with the ears
aligned front to back (illustration 4).
2. Push the cartridge down by the ears (illustration 5) until
flush with the top of the body.
3. Turn notched flat of cartridge stem toward front of sink.
(Note: for cross piping installations, see instructions on
back).
4. Replace the clip all the way (illustration 6). The diverter can
be replaced at any time before the spout is installed.
5. Replace spout. Push down until it nearly touches the faucet
escutcheon.
6. Screw on retainer pivot nut. DO NOT CROSS THREAD.
Tighten firmly.
7. Press cartridge stem down. Holding handle UP, hook
handle ring inside the handle body (illustration 7) into
groove on the retainer pivot nut.
8. Swing handle back and forth until it drops down into place.
9. Replace handle screw. Tighten securely. Push
handle cap down until it snaps into place.
CLIP
EAR
ILLUSTRATION 6
HANDLE
COVER
HANDLE
SCREW
HANDLE
ASSEMBLY
RETAINER
PIVOT NUT
HANDLE
LEVER
9" SPOUT
DIVERTER
RETAINER
CLIP
CARTRIDGE
SPOUT
SEALS
To Eliminate Cross-Piping on Back-To-Back Installations, or to Correct Reversed
Rough-In Where Hot and Cold Positions are Reversed:
Remove handle cap, handle screw and handle body (see "Disassembly" instructions). Turn cartridge stem around so
that the notched flat is turned one half turn or 180
°
. Re-install handle parts (see "Reassembly").
ILLUSTRATION 1
CARTRIDGE
EARS
ILLUSTRATION 4 ILLUSTRATION 5
ILLUSTRATION 7
STEM
ILLUSTRATION 3
CARTRIDGE
EARS
RETAINER
CLIP
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ILLUSTRATION 2