Plastic wing nut for toilet

[Longshanks]

Hi

Need to replace toilet seat. One of the fixing wing nuts loosens easily, but other one (pictured) can’t shift with spanner pliers.

What would you suggest?

Which way would but turn? (Towards or away from toilet?)

Many thanks.

 

[just pumps]

Well it starts turning away from the pan but then turns toward the pan

Undo by turning clockwise (that`s looking up from floor level)

Or practice with an empty bottle.

 

[Longshanks]

Hi again

Thanks

Nut is stuck and impossible to move with hand pressure. It’s also stuck in the worst possible position, so when you get pliers around it, the enamel of the toilet prevents you turning it.

You couldn’t make it up

 

[HERTS P&D]

Multi tool with metal cutting blade.

Andy

 

[Longshanks]

Ok. Don’t think I have one of those, or hacksaw small enough.

Thanks anyway.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Hacksaw blade with tape on one end.

Andy

 

[Longshanks]

Ok, will have a play and let you know how I get on.

Ta

 

[ETAF]

have you tried soaking in WD40 at all?, maybe a bit rusty in the thread
did the other side undo OK

 

[JohnD]

4-inch adjustable wrench?

or a Dremel or multicutter

BTW I bought some stainless wingnuts, washers and coachbolts to avoid a recurrence. I think the standard size is M8 x 50mm but measure your old one. As they last for ever just buy a few and use them as and when the seats need changing.

you have to lube the threads of stainless or it can still seize, proper stainless antiseize is a bit expensive but if you have any brake grease, such as ceramic, that will do. Lanolin used to be factory applied in the early days.

I use a lot of stainless in the garden and on vehicles. Coastal location.

 

[Longshanks]

Thanks All

Managed to shift it with hammer and screwdriver pointed at end of wing nut

Next embarrassing problem is fitting new seat. Got to point where you have to somehow use a spanner to tighten a plastic nut, which somehow then squashes flush with seat. Is that right??

Thanks again.

 

[denso13]

which somehow then squashes flush with seat.

Looks like the nut heads snaps off when tightened up.

 

[Longshanks]

Nope. Just spins round and round. I’ve never, ever seen anything like this before. Manufacturer is Bemis. Don’t suppose anyone has encounters this before? Feel like taking it back.

Thanks

 

[Longshanks]

This is going my head in. No way I can get screw head to “snap off” with spanner. I suppose I could try and cut it with a hacksaw, but can’t figure out what you do with either the top section or the bottom section. Not clear from the lousy instructions.

Thanks

 

[ETAF]

A few youtube videos showing Bemis fitting, quite a few different ones
whats the model you have ?
https://www.bemisemea.com/en/toilet-seats?virtuemart_manufacturer_id[0]=1

 

[denso13]

Is this the one?