[janny47]

I am removing an old toilet. The flanage is rusted and corroded. I can't remove it. It seems to be attached to the drain pipe. How do I remove it? Jan

[speedball1]

What is the material is the flange?
Cast iron or plastic? Sounds like cast iron with a lead and oakum poured and caulked joint.
Is it broken or are you simply replacing it because it's rusty and corroded ? Hang tough! You might not have to replace it. Can you supply more details? Regards. Tom

[CHayn]

Pictures please

[janny47]

It may be cast iron . It is covered with an orange plastic like ring. One side of the metal flange where the bolt goes that holds the toilet is broken or corroded off. Some of the plastic ring is off. I was replacing the ring because it was corroded but now that I realize the one side is missing is there anyway that I can still use it? Thanks for any help you can supply.. Jan

[CHayn]

It doesn't sound promising, but can't say with certainty without seeing what you got. From the description it sounds like you will need to replace the closet flange

[massplumber2008]

Hi all:

If it is a cast iron flange then you may be able to install a SPANNER FLANGE... see image. The spanner flange slips in under the broken part of the flange and "spans" the break. Be sure to install the toilet bolt into the spanner flange prior to installing the spanner flange. You may need to TAP the spanner flange into place with a hammer. If the break is small enough you won't need to secure the spanner flange as the remaining part of the old cast iron flange will secure the new spanner flange just fine after the toilet bolts get tightened.

With any luck that will buy you time until the next toilet gets replaced. Otherwise, as stated above, if you can post a picture we can give you more options... OK?

Mark