Toilet Tank Bolts -- Frozen - Removal

jJim McLaughlin · 2007-08-09T20:15:37+00:00

Toilet has been in place since 1970 - 37 years.Needs to be dis- assembled and removed for floor work and paintingof walls.One tank bolt (brass nut, brass bolt) spun off as free and easy asyou could want.Other one is very tight against underside of bowl flange, though youcan get a box wrench on it. Wont budge at all, whether I try to turnthe nut wih the box wrench r he bl with the real big screwdriver.Before I try to work a Dremel cutter in there to split the nut,(I'd really rather not be lying on the floor looking up at the nut,even with the eye protection, trying to grind through the nutand not screw up the bowl flange) has anybody got anyideas on what might loosen this thing up?Thanks in advance.

Aug 09, 2007 20 Replies

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David B. 19 years ago

Use a nut-splitter . It's an inexpensive tool thats very easy to use. I used one on a toilet bowl the other day .

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