Shut off the water to the toilet. Use a bucket and
a cloth or a sponge to remove the water left in tank and bowl after you flush the toilet.
Using a pair of
channel pliers, or a small pipe wrench (8"), remove the nut where the
water line fastens to the ballcock valve under the left side of the bottom of the tank.
Next use a small crescent wrench, remove the two 1/4" nuts holding the bowl to the
floor flange. Remove old toilet. Remove the water line from the valve or fitting at floor
or wall.
Now you are ready to
install your new toilet. Put the two 1/4" bolts in the side holes of
the flange with the bolt head in the flange. Put some of the old wax at this spot to hold
the bolts straight up and across from each other. Put new wax ring on flange, flat side up
if tapered.
Set new bowl only
straight down so it centers on wax rings and both bolts come through holes
on each side of bowl. Sit on bowl facing wall until your weight puts bowl flush with the
floor. Put metal washers and nuts on bolts and tighten until snug. Do not over-tighten as
you can crack the bowl. Tighten these again after toilet is completely installed and
filled with water.
Next put 2"
rubber gasket on tank where it sets on the bowl, put rubber washers on
bolts provided under the bolt head so they will be on the inside of the tank. Pick up tank
and set on bowl over holes in bowl where bolts go through. Sit on bowl facing wall. Put
bolts on from the inside of the tank into holes in bowl, put on metal washers and nuts and
tighten. Hold tank level and tighten so it brings tank down level. Use a large screw
driver inside tank and a crescent wrench or end wrench to back up nut under bowl. Tighten
with screw driver. Hook water supply to tank, turn on water, check for leaks, snug up the
bolts holding bowl to floor. If there is a space between the back of the tank and the
wall, put a spacer of sort there to brace tank. A piece of wood or hard rubber works fine.
