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hobbes30 (IL)
Please help. I have a wall mounted toilet that keeps leaking when I flush the toilet. I took off the tank and replaced the gasket and it is still leaking right at the connection of the bowl and the basin. I remounted everything correctly, but can not remount the third (back mounting bolt to the basin. All there is is a small opening just large enough for the bolt to fit through so I have no way of securing it properly to prevent leaking at that point other than secure it with a nut between the basin and bowl. I think that is where my problem lies, but have no idea how to fix it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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packy (MA)
i think i understand ?? is there room to slide the bolt up thru the third hole and secure it with a washer and nut? then set the bowl, slide a rubber washer down over the bolt, then a stainless washer and a nut?
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hobbes30 (IL)
NO there is no access to that third (rear) hole. So what I did was put the replacement mounting bolt in and placed a nut on the underside of the basin between the basin and the tank to prevent any water leakage from that point, and to level it off, I did the same with the other two, and then on the bottom of the two (front) bolts, I put a final nut where they come through on the underside of the bowl.
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ravi102769 (VA)
How about pulling the toilet off the wall and then installing the bolt.
If you can't access it how did you get the old bolt out?
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hobbes30 (IL)
Technically, it is not a bolt it is a pan head machine screw, which I just unscrewed and the nut fell off into the back behind the bowl. Being a house built in the early 70's and knowing what other mysterious things I have found when doing small jobs which magically become huge projects, I was trying to keep it "small" and trying to avoid pulling the entire toilet off the wall. I have no idea what other problems and shotty work was done behind the toilet. But I am confident that something wasn't done right. Thanks for the ideas and help.
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packy (MA)
could a bolt and nut like this work?
it would have to be stainless, smaller diameter with a washer or two inside the tank?
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