Gerber flapper problem

We have a Gerber in our half-bath....around 10 years old. Lately the flapper has been sticking in the open position requiring the handle-jiggle move to re-seat. I could not figure out how to repair this, so I took some pliers and broke off the little ears holding the flapper. I removed the flapper and coated the flapper axles (correct term??) with Vaseline, reinstalled the flapper and all works well now. Anyone else have experience with this, is there something else I could have done? Will the Vaseline last for any length of time? It seems that the ears I broke off served no real purpose - there's no way the flapper can slip off on its own.

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Get a new Korkey flapper.

Ten years old, the rubber deteriorates stretches and warps.

Thank you very much for the quick reply. Is this flapper widely available?

Korkeys



You can get them at the big box stores and most hardwares have them .

Buy the red Korkey. Take out most of the chain slack when hooking to the handle.......

http://www.korky.com/korkyReplace.htm