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Originally Posted by ShrimpBurrito
I too agree you need the right tools for this job. Nice job, Wayne. For those that don't have Wayne's handiness, I use a pair of vise grips clamped onto a metal tent stake to pull the clips out. To push them back in, I use a long (about 18" long) and wide flat screw driver and tap them in with a hammer. I have removed the toilet probably a half dozen times, and have found this method works great.
Dave
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I'm wondering if they didn't change something in the design of the toilet after '98 (those tools were used on my '98 2720). I haven't trie them on my 2004 yet.
There was only a 1/2" gap between the floor and the bottom edge of the toilet housing. The clip top (where I had to tap the clip in) is 1" off of the floor and 3 1/4" in and it had to be pushed straight in ~1.5". The clip is on a slide and as it is pushed in, the end of the slide becomes an obstacle. With that extreme angle up, I could not get to the end of the clip with a screw driver much less push it in. That's why I made that tool. I laid the tool down sideways on the floor, slid it in and turned it up 90 degrees. It touched the end of the clip perfectly. When I tapped the end of the tool, the clip slid all the way in perfectly. I even took the toilet back out and tightened the retaining nuts tighter.
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