[VAC] vac <63 bathroom removal

[Chris Elliott <celliott@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi VAC`ers ,
  well today I learned that what holds the tub in when you think all the
rivets are drilled out . There are two screws covered
with filler putty on the side of the face frame of the sink cabinet , it
took me a minute or two , and a cigarette break to find them . Hope this
saves someone from scratching the old bald spot trying to find out why
the thing wont come out .
  Next was to remove toilet , then on to the stinky tank  drain .
Lucky me it has`nt been used in years . After drilling out the panel
that covers it , I find a bronze dump valve , with a drain coming from
the kitchen sink on one side , and the bathroom sink drain on the other
, like a tee with the sewer hose connect in middle. Neither one seems to
move enough to slip apart the joint ( sort of like a tailpiece on a sink
drain , but horizontal .) this needs to come apart in order to remove
the tank from above the floor . The screws which hold the slide valve
are rusted beyond recognition ,and appear to be studs from the underside
of tank , or really tight to it anyway .
    So if anyone has been there and knows what I`m speaking of , how do
you go about taking this apart ? Cut the 1  1/4drain and use a couple
later ? grind off nuts from slide ?
     And how do you go about replacing this apparatus with modern dump
valve , and rerouting grey water so it comes in underneath ,assuming
that a later dump valve`s bolts wont line up with this bronze fixture ?
  A picture would be worth a thousand words , I`ll see if I can take one
next time I borrow the kiddo`s camera . Meanwhile if any one has seen
such a thing on a 63 , I `d like to know how you updated it , or if the
ancient slide valve can be rebuilt .
At anyrate ,it has to come apart , in order to get the BW tank out so I
can fix the floor I vacummed up .
Chris