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    djinin Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 1, 2007, 03:36 PM
    Rusted Bolts on Toilet
    I am trying to fix my toilet and need to remove the tank. Unfortunately the bolts are rusted and stripped so I can't remove the nuts/bolts. What should I do?
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    Apr 1, 2007, 03:57 PM
    I guess you will have to take a hacksaw to them and cut them off. It wouldn't be the first time I had to do that in a home renovation !
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    Apr 1, 2007, 04:18 PM
    Yep, hacksaw time, DO NOT CHISEL THOSE BOLTS. Once they are striped your done for.
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    Apr 1, 2007, 05:00 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by djinin
    I am trying to fix my toilet and need to remove the tank. Unfortunately the bolts are rusted and stripped so I can't remove the nuts/bolts. What should I do?
    Hacksaws are great, but I'm rather partial to the skin on my knuckles, so I usually use a Dremel tool with a corrugated cut-off wheel.
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