Thank you so much for all the advice @MitchellMc, @PlumbMaster-Zee, and in particular @EricL - changing my tap valves to these worked brilliantly! I m ...

Thanks @EricL, really appreciate your responses. I just put the spindle back in place and turned on the main, so I'll take a better photo tomorrow. If ...

Thanks for the response @EricL I just wanted to ask - will the tap spanner set also help to remove the spindle bonnet extender? Or do I need a differe ...

Thank you so much for your insight Zee, given your info I might just go ahead and call a professional. Really appreciate the time you took with writin ...