Shut the water off flush toilet and there should be two bolts that you can see at the under side of that tank. You need to remove them bolts and lift off the tank and install a new seal. Sometimes i mean sometimes you can tighten them a little and they will stop leaking. If it has been for awhile id just replace it.
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Seat the tank well on a new wax ring and then tightnen the two bolts on the sides evenly there is a small amount of pressure but thats it. To much and you'll snap the side of the bowl. You can caulk around the edge if you want more security,less movement.
The tension on the nuts is very tricky just a feel kinda thing.
Be carefull not to over do it.
SOURCE: water leaks when flushed between tank and bowl.
You have a large rubber washer between the tank and the bowl that may need to be replaced. It is around 3 or 4 inches in dia.You have to take the tank off the bowl to replace it. You can get it at any hardware.
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SOURCE: water leaking between tank and bowl relaced seal
Make sure that you have replaced ALL of the seals in the bottom of the tank. There should be one donut for the pipe itself and the two or three rubbler washers for the bolts.
SOURCE: How tight should I tighten
There is no torque value as far as I know. There should be rubber washers to minmize the chance of cracking the ceramic and to provide a water seal.
But to try to give some sort of guideline, on a scale of 1 - 10, I'd say a 6 would be about right -- or perhaps you could call that medium tight. In any event, the bolts have to be tight enough to prevent leaking -- if it leaks, you'll have to keep tightening.
Charlie
SOURCE: Hi, I want to replace
If you go with the 2 bolt you will need (I presume) to drill 2 holes into the tile. put toilet in place where it will sit and mark the holes , take away toilet and drill the holes with a 7ml tile drill bit (masking tape put over the tile will help you to not slip when starting off the hole). Drill deep enough to insert 7ml rawl plugs. then place the toilet back and fix down with screws long enough to go through the toilet and 3/4 of the rawl plug. You will need; Electric percussion drill or descent battery drill. 7 ml tile drill bit 2 x rawl plug 7ml 2 x screw masking tape is handy hope this helps, Alex
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