One of the most common glitches when removing a toilet is rusted bolts. Years of bathroom humidity can fuse the nuts, and because there is limited room, you sometimes can't get enough purchase on your wrench to persuade them to turn. Rust also sometimes creates another glitch: It may freez...
Locate the caps on the base of the toilet and remove them. Doing so will unveil the bolts that connect the bowl to the flange in the floor. Remove the bolts. If corrosion is present, there are a couple of things you can use to make it easier to remove. Use a lubricant such as WD...
Remove the bolt caps and bolts from the base of the bowl, and lift it straight up and off the floor. Removing the wax ring reveals the flange, which happens to be the cause of this toilet's wobbling. The bottom of the toilet flange should be set on top of the floor, not below as...
Watch out: if you disassemble the entire toilet tank and remove it from the bowl or toilet base, be careful not to over-tighten the toilet tank bolts (see sketch below) that secure the toilet reservoir tank to the toilet bowl. Doing so risks an immediate or future cracked and broken toil...
Penetrating oil, like WD40, is intended to revitalize metal parts that have rusted. Spray metal hardware, like nuts and bolts, thoroughly with this oil to lubricate them so you can remove them more easily. Wait about 5 to 10 minutes for the penetrating oil to seep into the narrow spaces...