[Jack in Alaska]

DickD,

I have the same MS as yours only a 2004. My kitchen faucet went south on me. I took it apart many times trying to repair it but it always failed again.
On a trip to Lowes I found a Delta that looked exactly like my original one.
I bought it and replaced my China made poor quality one with the Delta. After two winters it still works perfectly.

To make it easier to access under the sink area I removed the style between the cabinet doors. It makes it much easier to get under the sink. I left the style out as it really is not needed.

It is fun to repair things but after a while it is just plain stressful to keep doing it w/o success. Life is too short to put up with that kind of stress.

Good luck.