Replace all the Parts in a Kohler 3 Bolt Toilet Tank 

I got my universal kit from Lowe's and followed along with you and had my Koehler totally redone in less than 90 minutes. Great teaching video! Thank you!

Success! I have a Kohler toilet, purchased the universal kit and followed the instructions to the letter. It all worked as described. I actually couldn't believe it worked, as Kohler is usually a giant pain to fix anything on them. For those interested, I found the Universal Repair Kit with the red and green tools at Lowe's. They were the only ones on the Internet I could find who carried the full kit with the tools included. As a side note, the only way to get that old triangle gasket off is to cut it off. After that, it was a piece of cake. Best of luck to all of you!

I wish I had found this video before I replaced my fill valve. After replacing it, the gasket started to leak. I could've saved money if I had this kit. Great instructions and great tips. Thank you for the video.

Hand down the best most helpful instructional video for this task I found online. I can't thank you enough for taking the time to create and post this. I was able to fix my toilet thanks to you.

Great video...helped me fix my Kohler toilet. Fixed my leak and replaced all the internal guts while I had it apart!

My instruction manual was missing everything after page 10 in English and Spanish (I got two sets of those pages in one half-stapled booklet), and your video saved me. The Fluidmaster video also didn't tell me to not use the rubber washers on the tank-to-bowl attachment, and you did. Great video. Thanks so much!

This guy is a natural teacher! I just learned what is wrong with my repair...the friction washer wasn't in the repair kit. The friction washer is hard to find!

Exceptional instructions. Clear, concise and simple. I followed this video precisely. It made me less anxious about doing this very unfamiliar task. 🙏

This is one of the best investments you can make if you are a fix-it type person. This kit not only gives you ALL the parts that go bad, but gives you 2 tools that really speed up the process. For those of you with an "evil" Kohler toilet with the three-eared lower seal, this set also gives you the special tool to remove and install the large retaining nut on the bottom of the fill tank. Using these parts and that tool was hugely easier and faster than the first time I tried to fix a Kohler. Wow, what a bad experience that was. Anyway - highly recommended !! I will also offer my own special trick- actually not a trick at all. When replacing the tank on any 2-piece toilet I have found that if the seal is dry it might not move around to the correct location to make a seal, so I put a little liquid soap on it so it slides around a bit and finds it's happy place and makes a good seal.

Thank you!! This was the only video that showed clear and easy instructions on how to install this. 😎👍🏼

Nicely done tutorial! I'll be replacing the insides of an old pink Kohler toilet this weekend, this is just what I needed.

most informative and well explained video I may have ever seen. Thank you.

Thank you so much! I bought this exact kit and you helped me! I'm a visual learner ;)

Thanks for the video, I thought I installed the gasket backwards because I didn’t see how the rubber washer would work inside the tank. Saved me a lot of trouble!

fantastic instructions... based on your recommendation of what kit to buy , rebuilt my toilet and no issues. Thanks !!!

Really helpful video! The step by step instruction is great! I'd make a suggestion to splurge for the Kohler brand gasket & bolts to go along with the universal kit. You get some duplicate parts, but the Kohler bolts have nice plastic handles that make them easier to hold when tightening down the nuts.

FIHIC: Thank you. Great video. Exactly what I needed!

i gave up fixing a kohler and bought a new toilet. I dont buy kohler anymore

wow! I looked at others on the net, and yours was fabulous in comparison. You walked through each step and explained. One question I have, or is it just a statement that my logic is correct. I have three holes but those rubber thingies on the gasket wouldn't push into the hole. The rubber plug thingies that the 3 bolts to through... waaaaaaaaay to big. Since the ones that I pulled out had the washers within the bowl, I used that way. Also, I compared the BIG black vs. red gasket thingy at the bottom... and since was comparative to the black one, I used that one and cut of the 3 plug thingies attached to it as it has worked for over 25 years that way without the 3 black plugs! What a WONDERFUL kit with those WONDERFUL tools! Thanks. I purchased the everything kit yesterday at Home Depot for $19.98 (October 2021)

Master plumber of over 35 years here You forgot one thing. Wax gasket

After seeing water on the floor I figured I did something wrong. Had the rubber gasket upside down and was using the bolts with the rubber gaskets on them. Definitely doesn't make you feel too smart. Thanks for your video!

This video was a great help. Thank you

Thanks! showed me everything I needed to see!!

Much easier to understand than the others

Thanks for this great how to!

This helped a lot, thanks for video

Excellent tutorial!

My sister's plumber tossed the toilet because he said that toilets just get too old to work right. That wasn't true, was it?! You just replace the parts?! Thank you for the lesson!

We use them. Excellent.

What about the red gasket? There wasn't a comment to leave it out of the assembly but I didn't see it when he put the tank on.

I wish I had found this video before I started, Even though it didn't have the washers on the bolts the instructions said put them on so I did, It leaked a little till I got the bolts tighten down a little more. I think it's fixed now. My flapper assembly was bad. the tank wouldn't hold water it was just leaking passed the assembly is why I replaced it.

Very helpful, thanks!

Thanks for the help!

My house was built in 1915. I have lived in the house for 42 years since 1979. The Basement bathroom has about a two-inch raised concrete floor. The basement toilet would normally sit on top of the concrete floor bolted to the flange, but this toilet actually sits in the concrete floor. So the concrete surrounds the bottom of the toilet holding it in place. I rather not attempt to remove the toilet that is cemented in place as I would be opening a can of worms. The tank works (it has 3 holes just like in the video but I have no idea of the model. The lid which is not the right lid is cracked but epoxied so it stays together but it is not a great fit. I was thinking of replacing the tank and lid but as I said I have no idea of the brand. I tried to measure the distances between the three holes. I did not get an exact measurement but they form a triangle with a measurement of approx 4 inches, 4 inches, and 5 inches. That is approximate, I do not know if all three hole tanks have the same dimensions? Is there any way to find a matching white porcelain tank and a tank top that would work with a very old toilet? The old tank holds a lot of water. Do you think I could use the same kit you used? The bolts from the tank to the toilet are quite rusted and don't know if it is worth attempting to remove them. As I write this I think the best thing to do is to just leave the old tank, since it works, change the flapper when needed, at least I would still have a working basement toilet. I just thought that changing the tank and lid would look more attractive., but it might not be worth all the headaches and work. Just wanted to get your opinion. Thanks

*EXCELLENT VIDEO. DIDNT KNOW KIT EXISTED. THIS KIT WITH WRENCHES AND 3 BOLT GASKET IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM HOME DEPOT. AT HD YOU HAVE TO BUY THE KOHLER GASKET SEPERATLEY FOR $15 THEN THE FILL AND FLUSH VALVE KIT FOR $21.00. AT LOWES THE WHOLE KIT IS $30. A KOHLER METAL FLUSH VALVE IS $30 W/GASKET. PLUS $8 FOR FILL VALVE*

I usually just use a universal fluid master kit

So my gasket plugs are way too large for the holes. This is the second kit I’ve gone to get in attempt to fix my toilet. I have the worst luck with home repairs.

*WHY NOT USE RUBBER WASHERS ON A KOHLER TOILET?*

Thank you very much for this video! I have the kit and watched the video many times. I am just wondering about the black rubber gasket. After I inserted the bolts that go through the holes, they stayed raised up inside the tank and below the rubber is not flush. Is that correct? Or what am I doing wrong? Thank you so much.

Video production does not get better than this. I needed to replace my Kohler parts but I usually avoid videos because I find most to bs poorly edited with excessive dialogue that makes it unnecessarily lengthy. I wish they are all as brief and informative as this. I also wish I had purchased the kit you used instead of Koehler’s OEM-branded parts because the green wrench would have saved me time. Finally, the fill valve on Koehler’s part came with several colored plugs from which the tube extends and there is barely any difference between them. Is this a significant part?

How do u screw the screws into those grommets?

I also gave up trying to fix my 4 Kohler toilets and I bought 4 new toilets 🚻 and I installed them I will never buy or try to fix Kohler toilets anymore

There is water leaking where the bolts come thru to connect to the Bowl...would tightening the LARGE nut that holds the flush valve in place. fix that?

I have a Kohler toilet and I'm trying to put the tank to bowl but there are no holes inside the tank for the bolts. How am I supposed to attach the tank to the bowl if there's no holes for the bolts to go through from the tank to the bowl. There was a toilet tank plate on it but it's for two bolts and the ball is for three bolts, so I'm wondering if this tank and bowl cannot go together and how I ended up with both of them as one single toilet. Please help me.

The friction ring is the part I forgot to install that’s why it was quite difficult to tighten the bit nut without the big rubber gasket moving.

I do not have that RED wrench....I tightened that large NUT by hand....will this still work?

Better to just change your toilet at this point. Slowly they're going away from this style of toilet and very difficult for replacing the gasket. Modern toilets will have only 2 bolts on each side if it's a 2 piece toilet

Where did you get that wrench ? Thanks

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where can I buy this kit

Great video,nice and easy to follow do you have a kit number as i can not find one ?

Green TOOL !!!! THATS NO HELP TO ME. What's a Green tool

the original way kolhers tank to bowl is a piss poor way to engineer a toilet...the guy that thought this up does'nt have to work on them...I completely change the gasket when I have to work on one...much easier and cheaper...

Very helpful! Thank you!