Toilet Lock Nut Clockwise

I then would proceed counter clockwise with a second offset 6 pipe wrench and try to loosen the nut.

Toilet lock nut clockwise. Position the new valve in place of the faulty one. While turning these stabilize the bolt from above with a screwdriver. To be honest before i grabbed the hack saw i would always set up a straight 6 pipe wrench inside the toilet tank and position it at the base of the fill valve with the handle up against the toilet tank. Lock nuts are used to hold fixtures securely in place from below.

Locate the coupling nut on the underside of the toilet tank. Step 3 replace the valve. If the nuts don t have wings lock a pair of locking pliers around each one in turn. The lock nut threads onto the fill valve inlet just above where the water supply hose or tube coupling attaches.

Then finish loosening the nut with your fingers. Some nuts have wings that you can grasp with your fingers. Remove the nut washer and lock nut. Empty the bucket and place it underneath the water supply line.

Remove the fill valve. Using various methods to remove the nuts and the bolts when the toilet bolt won t tighten gets your project back on track. When you unscrew the screw the pliers will hit against the toilet bowl and prevent the nut from turning and it will loosen. Prepare the toilet turn the water supply shutoff valve clockwise to turn.

These are used in a toilet chiefly to secure the fill valve in the toilet tank. Gently pull the nut down. The valve is connected to a rubber ball float. Raise the pipeline from the overflow tube.

Tightly secure the lock nut washer and nut.