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Removing toilet tank ? (no tank bolts - where are they ?) cdm 06-04-2006
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Posted by cdm on June 4, 2006, 1:23 pm
I've got a leak coming from where the toilet tank sits on top of the
back of the toilet. I can see where the old gasket is disintegrating
and have removed most of it poking with a screwdriver. Not sure how to
replace this gasket since there doesn't seem to be a way of removing
the tank from the toilet - no tank bolts ! Anyone have any suggestions
?

Thanks


Posted by Speedy Jim on June 4, 2006, 3:02 pm
cdm wrote:

> I've got a leak coming from where the toilet tank sits on top of the
> back of the toilet. I can see where the old gasket is disintegrating
> and have removed most of it poking with a screwdriver. Not sure how to
> replace this gasket since there doesn't seem to be a way of removing
> the tank from the toilet - no tank bolts ! Anyone have any suggestions
> ?
>
> Thanks
>

I never ran into one, but I believe there were some oldies where
the tank *screwed* onto the bowl. IOW, rotate the entire tank CCW.

Jim

Posted by cdm on June 4, 2006, 3:22 pm
Interesting. Thats probably right - I see no other bolts - even in the
flush valve. That would mean un-bolting the entire toilet off the
cement floor which I'm not sure I want to do. I might just end up
squeezing some silicone around that area then. Thanks for your help
Jim.


Speedy Jim wrote:
> cdm wrote:
>
> > I've got a leak coming from where the toilet tank sits on top of the
> > back of the toilet. I can see where the old gasket is disintegrating
> > and have removed most of it poking with a screwdriver. Not sure how to
> > replace this gasket since there doesn't seem to be a way of removing
> > the tank from the toilet - no tank bolts ! Anyone have any suggestions
> > ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
> I never ran into one, but I believe there were some oldies where
> the tank *screwed* onto the bowl. IOW, rotate the entire tank CCW.
>
> Jim


Posted by John H on June 4, 2006, 5:51 pm
Check with the folks on this forum
http://terrylove.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=3
> Interesting. Thats probably right - I see no other bolts - even in the
> flush valve. That would mean un-bolting the entire toilet off the
> cement floor which I'm not sure I want to do. I might just end up
> squeezing some silicone around that area then. Thanks for your help
> Jim.
>
>
> Speedy Jim wrote:
>> cdm wrote:
>>
>> > I've got a leak coming from where the toilet tank sits on top of the
>> > back of the toilet. I can see where the old gasket is disintegrating
>> > and have removed most of it poking with a screwdriver. Not sure how to
>> > replace this gasket since there doesn't seem to be a way of removing
>> > the tank from the toilet - no tank bolts ! Anyone have any suggestions
>> > ?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>>
>> I never ran into one, but I believe there were some oldies where
>> the tank *screwed* onto the bowl. IOW, rotate the entire tank CCW.
>>
>> Jim
>



Posted by cdm on June 4, 2006, 6:11 pm
Thanks John - great message board for plumbing. At first when I read
"terrylove" , I thought I was in for some unexpected kind of plumbing -
I you know what I mean. ;)


John H wrote:
> Check with the folks on this forum
> http://terrylove.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=3
> > Interesting. Thats probably right - I see no other bolts - even in the
> > flush valve. That would mean un-bolting the entire toilet off the
> > cement floor which I'm not sure I want to do. I might just end up
> > squeezing some silicone around that area then. Thanks for your help
> > Jim.
> >
> >
> > Speedy Jim wrote:
> >> cdm wrote:
> >>
> >> > I've got a leak coming from where the toilet tank sits on top of the
> >> > back of the toilet. I can see where the old gasket is disintegrating
> >> > and have removed most of it poking with a screwdriver. Not sure how to
> >> > replace this gasket since there doesn't seem to be a way of removing
> >> > the tank from the toilet - no tank bolts ! Anyone have any suggestions
> >> > ?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> >
> >>
> >> I never ran into one, but I believe there were some oldies where
> >> the tank *screwed* onto the bowl. IOW, rotate the entire tank CCW.
> >>
> >> Jim
> >


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