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Stymied by trying to remove a fluidmaster
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| I'm a pretty handy guy, but this nonsense has got me stumped.
I'm changing out an old fluidmaster from my tank for a new one. The
damn plastic nut will not loosen (yes, I know how to loosen a nut,
duh). When I try to loosen it, the fluidmaster body and the braided
hose turn also. Trying to hold the fluidmaster body in place is
impossible because the bottom portion of the body 'ratchets' and does
not bottom out.
How do I got this thing off?
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| Mike Dobony 2006-02-27, 8:21 pm |
| On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:30:33 -0800, Abe wrote:
> I'm a pretty handy guy, but this nonsense has got me stumped.
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> I'm changing out an old fluidmaster from my tank for a new one. The
> damn plastic nut will not loosen (yes, I know how to loosen a nut,
> duh). When I try to loosen it, the fluidmaster body and the braided
> hose turn also. Trying to hold the fluidmaster body in place is
> impossible because the bottom portion of the body 'ratchets' and does
> not bottom out.
> How do I got this thing off?
sawsall?
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| Jim McLaughlin 2006-02-27, 8:21 pm |
| "Mike Dobony" <sword@notasarian-host.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:30:33 -0800, Abe wrote:
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> sawsall?
Naaah. Dremel.
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| 3rd eye 2006-02-27, 9:21 pm |
| On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:39:13 -0800, "Jim McLaughlin" <jim.mclaughlin>
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>"Mike Dobony" <sword@notasarian-host.net> wrote in message
>news:1i2qwgtohxf2r.4udtlje5r314.dlg@40tude.net...
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>Naaah. Dremel.
Or a hacksaw blade
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| Bruce Pearce 2006-02-27, 9:21 pm |
| what color is the plastic body?
"Abe" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> I'm a pretty handy guy, but this nonsense has got me stumped.
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> I'm changing out an old fluidmaster from my tank for a new one. The
> damn plastic nut will not loosen (yes, I know how to loosen a nut,
> duh). When I try to loosen it, the fluidmaster body and the braided
> hose turn also. Trying to hold the fluidmaster body in place is
> impossible because the bottom portion of the body 'ratchets' and does
> not bottom out.
> How do I got this thing off?
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| Bruce Pearce 2006-02-27, 10:21 pm |
| let's try it again
if the plastic is red / brown
the whole upper body removes with a pushdown and twist
if the body is gray hold the column at the base with a vicegrips
as the lower tube is adjustable in height for differing toilet depths
"Bruce Pearce" <mkbape67@verizon.nett> wrote in message
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> what color is the plastic body?
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> "Abe" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:gk2702di07nm3a3ndvjfsckrrhcinbqvvu@4ax.com...
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