Toilet Floor Bolts Broken

In order to replace toilet bolts without removing toilet you will have to unscrew the bolts with an anticlockwise movement while holding the nut with the other hand.

Toilet floor bolts broken.

Or for some reason the slot is broken. This happens when the flange does not have the locking slot on the underside to hold the bolts. If you need to drill deeper for any reason determine the direction the pipe runs first. Turn off the water to the toilet unscrew the water supply hose with adjustable pliers and flush the toilet to empty the tank.

Take the old part to your local home depot for a proper replacement match. If it s close to the surface and crosses below where you are drilling you could strike black gold. Hold the toilet upright over the flange and guide the bolts through the holes in the base as you lower it in place. On my toilet o.

Clear the wax ring from the base of the flange by scrapping it away with a putty knife or paint scraper. I have had this happen. If your toilet is rocking either the flange bolts are broken or the flange is broken. Once it s on the floor push down on the bowl to compress the wax ring.

If an anchor bolt or the closet flange beneath the toilet breaks however replacing the bolts is necessary. We will have to use a wrench since these bolts of fixed really tight holding the toilet onto the floor. Now that you have uncovered the bolts now it s time to unscrew it. Unbolt the toilet from the flange with a wrench lift it off and set.

If it s concrete you may have to pull the anchor out and vacuum the hole out and set a new anchor in with epoxy. Fix a rocky or leaky toilet with a broken closet flange.