How to Rebuild a Kohler Nidecken Shower Faucet 

All new parts are available for this faucet. It should make it a little easier to turn however this faucet will always be a little more difficult than Newer style faucets

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2:07 I think you adjust the Hot/Cold plungers and makes sure the washers/gaskets and the correct size and seated correctly.

Just as a test.... unscrew the shower head to be sure there is no debris stopping up the filters. This sometimes happens when turnthe water off and back on. If this doesn't work, let us know

I got home and took the shower head totally off just to be sure. I just don’t know what it could be it’s literally 3-4 simple parts. The seats I didn’t over tighten just firmed them up. The only difference I didn’t mention is the old yoke was the spring backed plungers and the new yoke is the same as you have (the ones not that just set in the yoke freely). It’s so frustrating it’s gotta be something small somewhere…

That is frustrating. The fact that the new ones don't have springs make no difference. By any chance did you replace the stem? Sometimes the threads become brittle and wear out. It's possible this has happened and when you turn the handle, the stem just spins inside the new yoke not moving it in and out.

Thanks for the replies and suggestions. The stem is in great condition and thread is fine. The handle grips and turns I can feel when it’s off position and I turn it on fully I can feel/hear the water try try to shoot out but only enough to where it drips a few drops out of the shower head. When I go to take the cover off and look at it or adjust the yoke as I was doing earlier when I removed the screws to the cover I could feel the pressure and some water definitely sprayed out a little and leaked out as I opened the cover…. So I feel like the handle is working as it should just fine but I’m not sure how exactly it spins or doesn’t spin the yoke inside. It still amazes me that this contraption allows hot/cold and on/off. Just looking at the insides as a non-professional it’s pretty interesting such simple parts but the actions seem much more complex

I'm a little stumped. Lastly check to see if the adjustment screw at the bottom is limiting the rotation of the stem. Good luck

Most likely the seats in the valve body haven't been changed in awhile

I have the oldest version of this shower mixer and just replaced the disks. I still have to crank the handle hard to stop water from dripping and I although my water pressure is strong I don’t have hot water. It’s lukewarm or cold. Question: I changed the valve seats earlier. Could it Ben that they aren’t at the same exact level? Just thinking that’s why it takes so much to shut off the water completely.

@@crownmoldingbyspectaculart941 I have the same problem with the lukewarm hot. I replaced everything. Can’t figure it out

It just screws on. The same way it screw off earlier in the video. Was there something you had a quest about?