Replacement toilet seat Version 2

millie

I have just been told that the 2 scruffy hinges slide inwards when the screw is removed. He is going to have another go at getting the screws out tomorrow, insists he has been using the correct screwdriver but it maybe too big, so is going to see if he has a smaller one.

MikeJXE

millie said:

I have just been told that the 2 scruffy hinges slide inwards when the screw is removed. He is going to have another go at getting the screws out tomorrow, insists he has been using the correct screwdriver but it maybe too big, so is going to see if he has a smaller one.

They might do but only if the scruffy hinges have a slot that allows that to happen. IMO they will lift up and off the pan  then slide inwards off the seat 

[Deleted User]

Hi,

think I would just go in heavy,

either hacksaw through the seat swivel bits to make it easier to break, or flat screwdriver into the top cover swivel first to break it then into seat swivel against the fixed support.

Gonna need a new seat anyway.

Section62

millie said:

I have just been told that the 2 scruffy hinges slide inwards when the screw is removed. He is going to have another go at getting the screws out tomorrow, insists he has been using the correct screwdriver but it maybe too big, so is going to see if he has a smaller one.

I think it could be a Phillips head.  If he's been using a Pozidrive screwdriver then he may well have damaged the head, which is probably why the slot now looks like a Torx to some people.

If it is a Phillips head then make sure your OH is using a Phillips screwdriver before trying again... continuing to use the wrong screwdriver could damage the head beyond salvage, at which point drilling and/or a hacksaw would be the only options left.

MikeJXE

frugalmacdugal said:

Hi,

think I would just go in heavy,

either hacksaw through the seat swivel bits to make it easier to break, or flat screwdriver into the top cover swivel first to break it then into seat swivel against the fixed support.

Gonna need a new seat anyway.

To get it off properly the tricky bit is to use the correct screw driver that fits perfectly and no wiggle room with the screw, no slack or it will slip and ruin the socket of the screw or the end of the screwdriver 

millie

I think he has ruined the screw by persisting with the wrong screwdriver, so it’s either sawing it off or just leaving it as it is. The top of the seat has gone a bit discoloured that is all. I can probably live with that. I hadn’t even noticed it he pointed it out to me in the first place.

He is having another go at it now so I will report back

Thanks for all the help