Thetford 13168 Water Valve Replacement - Manual

Aqua-Magic ® IV
Made in U.S.A./Fabriqué aux É.-U./Hecho en EE.UU.
Parts/Pièces/Particulos
Thetford Corporation
Ann Arbor, MI 48106 • 1-800-521-3032 • www.thetford.com
Part No.
No de pièce
particulo No.
RV Toilets/cabinets permanents/inodoros fijos
13168
12/02
F# 33065
Water Valve Replacement
Remplacement du robinet de prise d’eau
Repuesto de la válvula de agua
Instructions
Removal
1. Shut off water supply from toilet and disconnect water line from
its rear. Remove nuts at base of toilet. Lift toilet off the flange.
Turn upside down.
2. Remove old flange seal from toilet or floor flange.
3. Remove Seat and Cover by gently pulling backward at 45° until they
disengage from toilet. Turn toilet upside down, with back facing
you, on a padded work surface. Remove Mechanism Cover and
Water Valve: loosen screw behind and to right of Water Valve.
Loosen four housing screws located in 3, 7, 9 and 11 o’clock
positions (Fig. 1). Remove two Water Valve anchoring screws.
Turn toilet upright.
4. Grasp Mechanism Cover by hinge opening and gently lift and tilt
off, exposing lever spring, link and water valve. Restrain left end
of lever spring while disengaging right end carefully from spring
notch and set aside. Disconnect link from water lever and from
water valve arm hole with a twisting action. Remove Water Valve
and Float Assembly.
Installation
1. Place Float Assembly in upright position before installing water
valve (Fig. 2).
2. Place O-ring on water valve neck. Turn toilet upside down. Install
water valve with two anchoring screws.
3. Turn toilet upright. Re-engage link and lever spring into locked po-
sitions. Set Mechanism Cover in place and turn toilet upside down.
4. Install four mechanism screws in place. Turn toilet upright. Reat-
tach Seat and Cover. Apply new flange seal. Remount to floor.
Connect water line.
Figure 1
Link
Water Valve
Screw Locations
Figure 2 Figure 3
Float As-
sembly
Link
Seal, Ball Valve
to Bowl
Flush Lever
Water
Lever
Link
Figure 4