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This is right - some stainless steels are indeed non-magnetic - but not all stainless steels are non-magnetic. This stands to reason, since steel and stainless steels are mainly still iron/ferrite - which is strongly magnetic. eg: a lot of stainless steel cutlery is strongly magnetic...

Thank you again for the tips. I didn't realize that the horizontal pop-up activator rod could be that critical - so many thanks for the advice - like I said my current one is nylon-plastic which obviously does/did not rust/corrode. The top drain flange that broke - - feels nice and...

Got you - my current one is nylon/plastic - I'll look for nylon/plastic or something non-magnetic (although stainless steel is still magnetic). Thanks,

Thank you for the kind responses. I took just the top flange to a Lowes - and they don't sell just the flange - they had the entire kit - like Hack showed above - these were in the $11-$25 price range in the stores I looked in - they're 1-1/4" pop-up drain assemblies. So far, I can't see...

Last night my bathroom basin/sink leaked by where the drain pipe joins the bottom of the sink - when I examined the flange at the drain hole - it had corroded at the threads/joint and basically broken off - I may be using the wrong terminology - so here are some pics - There is obviously a...