Help!! Stuck on toilet seat!!

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A chunky set of pliers will work on the plastic "nut" underneath. No doubt it is a wing nut & not a conventional hexagonal nut.

Mrs_Arcanum

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

Are you sure you are turning the nut in the right direction? As the nut is underneath, you will have to turn it in a clockwise direction (when viewed from above).

Had a similar problem until I twigged this. :rotfl:

Also worth trying a silicone based spray polish rather than WD40.

Bronnie

Hi

Have just got home, many thanks for your advice everyone. Greatly appreciated. I will go and have another look at it in the morning and decide my plan of attack.

Will report back!

diable

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

Plastic does not rust!

Sometimes the bolts are metal and the wing nuts are plastic!!!!

Bronnie

Hey! have you all been sending me positive vibes? I have finally just managed to remove the old loo seat :j

The turning the nut clockwise tip was one I thought I would surreptiously (:o) test out first, however the "nut" which is white plastic, only had one side wing and could only be turned a quarter turn clockwise before it hit against the porcelain and couldn't be turned any further.

However, improvising with a kitchen knife (as I forgot to borrow the screw driver), I then attacked the screws, they were in a metal fitting which had badly rusted. Using a few drops of almond oil from my bathroom window ledge and a bit of brute force they started to move. As I turned the screw, the nut unscrewed down the thread and now the hideous seat is in the wheelie bin :T. Job done in 5 minutes after several weeks of thwarted attempts!

Thank you so much! You're all so knowledgable and helpful and much more accessible than the mythical (?) plumbing expert sales assistant in my local B&Q

:T:A:T:A:T:A:T

Paul_Varjak

diable wrote: »

Sometimes the bolts are metal and the wing nuts are plastic!!!!

Maybe so, but not in this case. Read the OP's original post again:

Bronnie wrote: »

I have tried to spray the long plastic screw fittings and the nut (?) thing with WD40 but they are stuck fast.

Paul_Varjak

Bronnie...

Well done! But if you ever have to remove the left pedal from a bicycle I would not recommend cutting it off! All you will need is a left-handed spanner for the left-handed thread.

Bronnie

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

Bronnie...

Well done! But if you ever have to remove the left pedal from a bicycle I would not recommend cutting it off! All you will need is a left-handed spanner for the left-handed thread.

***sufficiently confused as to be rendered completely incapable of making an appropriate response***

vaio

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

Bronnie...

Well done! But if you ever have to remove the left pedal from a bicycle I would not recommend cutting it off! All you will need is a left-handed spanner for the left-handed thread.

plus some almond oil