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Commode bolts

One of our toilet mounting bolts broke off,to those of you that have done this before,are these 2 bolts more or less the same as
the ones on a household toilet?Is leaking slightly and don't want to start the job without some heads up info.
96 U270 BUILD 4810
85 380SL
Drummonds TN.

Re: Commode bolts

Reply #1 –
Yes
91 GV U300 Unihome 40' Build 3811
6V92TA Detroit

Re: Commode bolts

Reply #2 –
Dave, if you can, take one of the other existing bolts off and then you have something to compare to the store's bolt.
Me, I would plan on sequentially replacing ALL the toilet hold down bolts 'cause if one went bad then others should be following. Kind of like when one headlight went out the other side wasn't far behind, seeing as they were always on at the same time.
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

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Reply #3 –
On our 2000 with Microphore toilet, the bolts were actually lag screws that went into the wood underlayment.  They don't resemble the normal house toilet hardware.
2000 U320 mid entry  #5688
2006 Jeep Liberty


USMCR retired
SDFD retired
FEMA US&R TF8

Re: Commode bolts

Reply #4 –
My two are also the lag bolt type. Are yours the same? I would do what nighthawk suggested and remove the other one for comparison at a hardware store.
Richard & Betty Bark & Keiko our Golden Doodle
2003 U320T 3820 PBDS
Build # 6215
MC # 16926
2016 Chevrolet Colorado 4X4 diesel

Re: Commode bolts

Reply #5 –
Unless I missed something I believe that the Microphor toilets were only put in the 320 models. They are distinctly different than other RV toilets.  FT  models at lower price points got a more standard RV style toilet.

I replaced the toilet in my U295 and it had standard household bolts.  My coach originally had a Sealand toilet which I replaced with a like model now from Dometic.
Regards

1997 U295 40 with CAT 3126
 

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Reply #6 –
Mine had the Lags also.. My toilet wood was worn out from removal a few times so I made a piece of flat bar with a bolt stud sticking up and made the flat bat wide enough it would span over the old holes and made new holes through the flat bar.. 1 stud each side and worked like a charm