Pete,
Thanks for the wake up call on the drain. Like yours, my basket is roted
out as well. I had given thought to the expanding foam as well. I suppose
one would start low and build to the top and just carve off the excess.Once
I have the tub and tank removed I will better know just how to approace that
part of the repair.
Thanks for the tips. Isn't the VAL list great!
Martin
> Hi Martin,
> The flange on my '68 was a two piece. A metal ring that housed the hold
> down bolts for the toilet which was screwed to the floor and a flange that
> housed the seal which was screwed into the black tank. I used a home made
> tool similar to Glyns, but I used metal instead of plywood. The handle
> was
> about 2' long though as I needed a lot of torque to get mine loose.
> Anything that will fit into the slots and have an arm for leverage will
> work. If your setup is two pieces like mine, the metal rings are
> available
> at RV supplie places and Lowes and HD. I haven't seen the screw in part
> so
> like Glyn said, be careful.
>
> I just took the drain out of my '77 shower which screws into the black ABS
> pipe. I tried to use the cross pieces of metal in the bottom to screw the
> drain out, but they broke off with very little force applied. They are
> just
> pot metal. I ended up using a dremel with a cut off wheel to cut around
> the
> top of the metal drain just below the flange to remove the flange. After
> removing the pan I was able to use a large pipe wrench to remove the
> threaded portion from the pipe. Luckily the drain is a standard size so I
> found a replacement at Lowes.
>
> I'm looking for the trim myself with ho avail. If you find a source
> please
> share it with all of us.
>
> I have a little gap around my shower pan floor too and plan to use some
> expanding foam to fill it in. There are several types so if you plan to
> try
> it, get the low expansion type. Some of the stuff is really strong and
> expands a lot and could distort your plastic.
> Pete