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12-19-2007, 10:08 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1958 22' Flying Cloud
Saint Helena
, California
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 254
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1958 Toilet Repair?
The foot valve lowers a "flapper plate" in the bottom of the bowl, allowing water to drop to the black tank. It's really stiff. LOTS of WD-40 have not loosened it, so I think that I should open it up (if possible). Does anyone have any experience in rebuilding this valve? I would imagine that I'll need to make some flat gaskets for flanges and flapper.
Thanks, in advance.
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12-23-2007, 11:21 PM
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1 Rivet Member
nifty
, New York
Join Date: Dec 2007
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I would just pull it and replace the foot valve. The mineral build up probably can't be removed by sucking on the line. If that's all the deeper the pipe is, it should come out easily.
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12-23-2007, 11:33 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1958 22' Flying Cloud
Saint Helena
, California
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 254
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Is that valve assembly something that can be purchased? Source?
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12-24-2007, 08:43 AM
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Rivet Master
Airstream Dealer
Corona
, California
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 16,497
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bevman
Is that valve assembly something that can be purchased? Source?
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Parts for that toilet have not been available for at least 40 years.
Andy
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12-24-2007, 10:31 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1958 22' Flying Cloud
Saint Helena
, California
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 254
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I sorta figured that parts would be obsolete. That's why I'm curious to find out if any forum folks have ever torn one of these apart. Before I go spelunking I'd like to know what horrors are ahead.
Does anyone know the brand name of this old throne?
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12-24-2007, 10:42 AM
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Rivet Master
1967 22' Safari
MILAN
, Illinois
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Sad to say making your own gaskets can work but can also be a frustrating adventure. Wishing you luck and... Merry Christmas!!!
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12-24-2007, 10:55 AM
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Rivet Master
Airstream Dealer
Corona
, California
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bevman
I sorta figured that parts would be obsolete. That's why I'm curious to find out if any forum folks have ever torn one of these apart. Before I go spelunking I'd like to know what horrors are ahead.
Does anyone know the brand name of this old throne?
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Sould have been Sani-ware.
Andy
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01-04-2008, 10:35 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1958 22' Flying Cloud
Saint Helena
, California
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 254
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Well, I took the bowl off the valve. Other than one of the four studs being gone, underneath I found a rubber gasket in remarkably good shape. The flapper/valve is extremely simple. This is a testimonial to the veracity of WD-40. I shot it up, repeatedly, and, over a number of days, worked the lever attached to the foot pedal with a leverage increasing Crescent wrench. Eventually, it loosened and now works like a dream. I've reinstalled the bowl with a little non-drying gasket sealer and it looks like I'm good-to-go (so to speak).
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01-04-2008, 10:38 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
West of Fort Worth
, Texas
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Cool - a new flapper in your crapper.
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01-05-2008, 07:11 AM
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Rivet Master
1971 25' Tradewind
1993 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Estancia
, New Mexico
Join Date: Feb 2005
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I had some luck with removing the toilet and soaking the whole toilet for a couple of days in a barrel
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01-05-2008, 07:50 AM
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Vintage Alum. Enthusiast
1959 24' Tradewind
Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: I currently do not own a 2nd Airstream
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Hi Bevman ~
That is indeed a Saniware and I have digital copies of all of the paperwork for this. A couple of years ago, a friend of mine found a rebuild kit for it on Ebay and that's where I got the paperwork. Shoot me a PM with your email address and I'll send it to you.
Brad
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