The bolts that hold my tank to the toilet are way rusted. But the black gasket that seals the old flush valve to the tank is shot. I have a new flush valve. They're cheap. But I can't get the old one with the shot gasket out. It screws but I can't get enough leverage to unscrew it, considering that it has that big old black nasty shot gasket holding it tight to that hole in the center bottom of the tank..
I even tried that tool you use to unjam a garbage disposal and even that doesn't give me enough leverage.
2006-10-24 14:17:21 · 6 answers · asked by Key 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
you cant, there is a large nut under the tank. you may have to cut the bolts that hold the tank to the bowl with a hack saw, or if they are really rusted, you might get lucky and break them. either way, the tank has to come off.
2006-10-24 15:52:19 · answer #1 · answered by c.a.d 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have had to cut the tank bolts off with a hack saw. I removed the blade from the saw and slid it between the tank and bowl and cut the bolts off. It took some time. Then the nut that holds the flush valve in place would not come loose. I cut through taht also. ONe notch and put a flat screw driver in and twisted.
the new bolts were cheap. Total job time, about 2 hours.
Good luck.
2006-10-24 14:41:32 · answer #2 · answered by Arthur 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
we could make each and every equipment precisely the comparable, to a classic layout, and then areas might consistently interchange particularly. it would probable carry costs way down. it would additionally stifle product innovation, and all the little issues that manufacturers do to make their products stick out from others. that's the place the rub is presented in. in case you have been to hold mutually your lavatory the way the production unit did, interior the order they do issues in, with the applicable areas they should do it with, this probable is an uncomplicated activity, and the screwdriver (or in spite of device they used) probable in good condition completely. regrettably, doing restore artwork is a backwards technique, and you do no longer consistently have get right of entry to to OEM supplies. that's why people who restore issues are frequently tremendously smart, too, because of the fact that's not consistently uncomplicated.
2016-12-08 20:41:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arthur is right. cut off the old bolts. The gasket will leak and you will have to redo it
2006-10-24 15:44:55 · answer #4 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Listen To arthur.
2006-10-25 03:25:14 · answer #5 · answered by bob r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try spraying badly rusted bolts with wd40 ......
let it soak in for a half hour,
then try removing rusted nut with channel lock pliers
2006-10-24 14:22:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋