thetford electra magic rv 80

just returned from another weekend outing and have a problem. upon preparing to leave the campground, my wife pulled the slide on our toilet and the rod pulled but did not release the liquid (we use the toilet for liquid only). it appears that during our travel the full 7 gal water container that i "used" to carry in the bathroom fell over and hit the handle and broke the ez slide. the handle pulls just like normal but no release on the liquid.

have ordered the slide and associated parts from thetford since the quickest i could get it fixed at a former trailmanor dealer was december 17(!). has anyone pulled the stool and what am i in for. any tips. i have taken off the moulding at the bottom and it looks pretty straight forward but i have been there before. since it will not dump, luckily we used it for liquid only and i have a siphon pump that worked great, if anything involved in working on a toilet can be great! my biggest concern is the amount of liquid that may leak out of the tank upon pulling it and the mess that it may cause.

any tips will be appreciated for my next weeks project.

dennis