The stem is the rod that sticks out of the faucet that the handle fastens to.
The handle is on the end of the assembly. It is held on the faucet with a nut. Remove the nut and either unscrew the assembly or pull it straight up. That piece is the assembly.
Seperate valve for outside faucet turned off, broken valve stem inside of outside faucet or handle stripped at faucet.
They did in 2006.
yes, different things on stem can wear out.
With the faucet shut off, take the handle off and under it is a nut around the stem. There is either an O ring under the nut, a fiber washer or stem packing depending on what type of faucet it is. Replace which ever it has and that should fix it. If your faucet is a screw type, the handle turns several time when opening it, you can probably take the nut off, wrap two or three wraps of stem packing around the stem, clockwise looking down on it and replace the nut and tighten. This will compress the packing around the stem without replacing the cone washer in the nut or all of the old packing.
If you have steel pipes, they can be rusted inside to the point they plug. If you took the spigot assembly off this means there was just the pipe showing. If you just took the handle and stem out, the stem may have broke and the end with the threads and washer is still screwed in the base. If you can see the plumbing line inside the house, follow it back to the first junction. Steel pipe tends to rust more at the fittings.
Moen part #1920 and a brand new Moen single handle faucet
blocked opening or broken stem
You should turn off the water at the main valve in your home, and take a Phillips head screwdriver, and remove the stem of the faucet. The leak is like from a gasket at the end of the stem. Take the whole stem to the hardware store, and get a new one. Put it all back together.
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Supply line clogged. The end of the stem where the washer is may have broken off so that the faucet isn't really opening. Shut the water off and take the stem out of the faucet and see what it looks like.
You take the faucet apart and replace the washer and stem seal .
If it just turns and does not shut off the threads are striped on the end of the stem the handle is on. There is enough variance in faucets both in style and age that finding a new stem is unlikely. Time for a new faucet.