Lever (on faucet) that turns on shower broke?

Question

I have a bathtub that has one handle to turn on the water, and there is a faucet and a shower head. To turn on the shower, I just would pull up a metal lever in the faucet, but the lever broke; the top part came off and the bottom part fell out, and I think that part of the bottom part fell down the drain. Now I can't turn on my shower unless I stick my finger up in the faucet to block part of the flow of water.

Does Home Depot or a hardware store have easy parts for fixing this?

Thanks.

Answer 1

your tub "DIVERTER" cannot be rebuilt.  you need to change the tub diverter spout.   home depot carries them.

Answer 2

Yes,its called a divertor.Its part of the dress kit(chrome) in a pack but they probably sell them separately

Answer 3

If you go to your local Home Depot, most of them have a "Master Plumber" that works in the store that can offer you advice as to how and what you need to do your repair.