I'm replacing my wax toilet bowl gasket. How do I remove the old one???
2006-07-02 05:30:55 · 14 answers · asked by FRECKLES 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Ok thanks for everyones help. I got the gastket off!! But now I cant get the screws out to put new ones in. The screws are really rusty and I need to change them. Any more advise???
2006-07-02 05:50:41 · update #1
When you get the old gasket scraped off the floor flange, you sometimes also have to clean out the slots around the sides to allow the bolts to move to the point in the slot where it's wide enough for the head to come out. The bolts have an odd shaped head that allows them to be inserted into the large portion of the slot and then turned to be moved to a position opposite each other and line up with the holes in the commode. Sometimes the slots are so full of wax from the old gasket that it doesn't even appear that there is a slot. If you have a hardware or plumbing supply, Home Depot, etc, nearby, go buy a new set of bolts and you'll see the head configuration. It should help with the removal of the old ones.
2006-07-02 06:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by Corky R 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Pull up the gasket, most of it will come up. Wear some disposable gloves, the gaskets are very sticky. The rest of the gasket will have to be scraped up using a putty knife. Good luck. I hope this helps.
2006-07-02 05:44:42 · answer #2 · answered by organic gardener 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a putty knife to scrape the old wax ring off. Its a good idea to wear gloves and have a trash bag close by. It is not necessary to get every bit of the old wax off the flange, as the new wax will adhere to the old. just remove the bulk off the old wax. I would not recommend using any cleaning solvents, just scraping off the old wax.
2006-07-02 06:04:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Putty knife, and some good cleaner, might need a razor blade for scraping the old one off.
2006-07-02 05:33:01 · answer #4 · answered by K~ (AKA Korndog/Girlnut) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will come off pry it up in one place then lift the whole thing up- if not scrape it off-
2006-07-02 05:35:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
call ace hardware the people who work there give advice on the phone all the time and they are usually right
2006-07-02 05:34:31 · answer #6 · answered by betty g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hold the screw with a pliers and use a hacksaw to cut them off
2006-07-02 06:14:58 · answer #7 · answered by wheels 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scrape it off with a putty knife.
2006-07-02 05:40:07 · answer #8 · answered by shyabrik 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My advice to you is, if you need to ask for help to do something call a professional..in your case "A plumber"
2006-07-02 05:35:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have a pair of vise-grips...
grip the top of the screw or use WD-40
to losen then use vise grips....
hope you have replacement screws....
2006-07-02 06:20:31 · answer #10 · answered by Linnie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋