On Aug 12, 1:07 am, "aemeijers" wrote:
"jJim McLaughlin" wrote in message

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Finally got the frozen nut off the bolt yesterday. Didn't have to use
the hacksaw.

Apparently enough 0f the liquid wrench stuff had soaked in, and when I
tried it
Friday morning with the wrench / vise grips and screwdriver I was able to
get
the nut off and the tank dismounted.

Got the bowl out easily, and started pulling the old sheet vinyl and thats
all
coming along well.

Still thinking about the tank bolts though.

Nowadays, almost all toilet seat attachment hardware is the nylon bolt
type.

Why not nylon bolts / nuts for the tank / bowl attachent?

When I was at Ace Thursday afternoon picking up a new wax ring for bowl
re installation, I looked for nylon tank attachment hardware figuring
that
I'd have to replace the nut / bolt I thought I was going to have to saw
through.
No such animal. Only brass tank attachment stuff. I didn't think to ask
the
guy at Ace, who is usually pretty knowledgable. I picked up a set of brass
hardware,
which I will eventually have to return.

Anybody know why apparently no nylon tank bolt attachment hardware?

Second issue: I'm cleaning up the bolt threads in a wire wheel in the
drill press. All nice and clean now. Really interesting aglommeration of
green, blue,
white and all shades in between of corrosion and crud now gone. It was
concentrated
where the nut was on the bolt, and below the nut.

Any thoughts on a lube or thread proctectant for the
bolt threads before reassembling things so I don't run into this issue
again?

(Yeah, I know, if its another 37 years on this specific toilet, it will
be someone elses problem, not mine.)

But is there a reason not to use a simple lube like white lithium grease
or even
vaseline on the brass threads on the bolt and inside the nut?

Dumb question- I know we have a hundred years of tradition saying use brass
for applications like this. But in the modern world, wouldn't a good grade
of stainless steel be a better choice? That is what I use for wet-area
work, if I think I will ever need to take it apart again. On boats, isn't
stainless for fasteners pretty well universal these days? **** and seawater
are pretty close in salt and chemical content, after all. I'd happily pay an
extra couple of bucks for a bolt kit I knew I wouldn't have to cut off five
years later. (I HATE plastic toilet seat bolts- the damn things will NOT
stay tight more than a couple of weeks.)

aem sends...

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Do you **** into and/or under the tank of your toilet? You do realize
that this discussion is about the bolts that hold the tank onto the
bowl. If you're ****ing on those bolts, you need to learn how to aim
better.