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Posted by DerbyDad03 on August 12, 2007, 1:12 am
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> > Finally got the frozen nut off the bolt yesterday. Didn't have to use
> > the hacksaw.
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> > Apparently enough 0f the liquid wrench stuff had soaked in, and when I
> > tried it
> > Friday morning with the wrench / vise grips and screwdriver I was able to
> > get
> > the nut off and the tank dismounted.
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> > Got the bowl out easily, and started pulling the old sheet vinyl and thats
> > all
> > coming along well.
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> > Still thinking about the tank bolts though.
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> > Nowadays, almost all toilet seat attachment hardware is the nylon bolt
> > type.
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> > Why not nylon bolts / nuts for the tank / bowl attachent?
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> > When I was at Ace Thursday afternoon picking up a new wax ring for bowl
> > re installation, I looked for nylon tank attachment hardware figuring
> > that
> > I'd have to replace the nut / bolt I thought I was going to have to saw
> > through.
> > No such animal. Only brass tank attachment stuff. I didn't think to ask
> > the
> > guy at Ace, who is usually pretty knowledgable. I picked up a set of brass
> > hardware,
> > which I will eventually have to return.
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> > Anybody know why apparently no nylon tank bolt attachment hardware?
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> > Second issue: I'm cleaning up the bolt threads in a wire wheel in the
> > drill press. All nice and clean now. Really interesting aglommeration of
> > green, blue,
> > white and all shades in between of corrosion and crud now gone. It was
> > concentrated
> > where the nut was on the bolt, and below the nut.
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> > Any thoughts on a lube or thread proctectant for the
> > bolt threads before reassembling things so I don't run into this issue
> > again?
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> > (Yeah, I know, if its another 37 years on this specific toilet, it will
> > be someone elses problem, not mine.)
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> > But is there a reason not to use a simple lube like white lithium grease
> > or even
> > vaseline on the brass threads on the bolt and inside the nut?
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> Dumb question- I know we have a hundred years of tradition saying use brass
> for applications like this. But in the modern world, wouldn't a good grade
> of stainless steel be a better choice? That is what I use for wet-area
> work, if I think I will ever need to take it apart again. On boats, isn't
> stainless for fasteners pretty well universal these days? Piss and seawater
> are pretty close in salt and chemical content, after all. I'd happily pay an
> extra couple of bucks for a bolt kit I knew I wouldn't have to cut off five
> years later. (I HATE plastic toilet seat bolts- the damn things will NOT
> stay tight more than a couple of weeks.)
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> aem sends...
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Do you piss into and/or under the tank of your toilet? You do realize
that this discussion is about the bolts that hold the tank onto the
bowl. If you're pissing on those bolts, you need to learn how to aim
better.
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