Insanely Great Year

From: Misty Johnston
Sent: Mon 2/27/2006 10:29 AM
To: Shop Talk
Cc: Mike Brewer; Rosanna Thomas
Subject: RE: Shop Talk reminder, Rusty Toilet Tank Bolts

Many times, if there is a leak from the toilet tank, it is due to a
rusty "tank to bowl" bolt. Typically, we would drill it out from the
inside of the toilet tank. This can often be very time consuming, and
could also create more damage- for example, when drilling from the
inside it is possible to chip the actual bolt hole. This could make the
bolt hole larger, and harder to seal.
An alternate solution to this would be to take a vice grip and clamp
down on the bolt(from the exterior, between the tank and the back of the
bowl). Using the vice grip and applying pressure will allow it to be
held in place while you are unscrewing the rusty bolts.
This is a simple modification to ensure that it is being done in a
timely, efficient, and effective manner.
Gideon Tkebuchava
Maintenance Engineer
Kempton Downs, Portland OR

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// posted by Insanely Great Year @ 10:27 AM