I have an older home with two of the original toilets that work fine. I'd like to change the seats however for obvious reasons. I do not recognize the nuts that holds on the seat, they have a look almost like a castle nut. Do they look familiar to anyone and would it require a special tool to remove them? I have sprayed them multiple times with WD-40, Kroil, and other solutions to loosen them up as they are badly rusted. However, I'm reluctant to just go after them with a pipe wrench or adjustable wrench for fear of cracking the porcelain. Thanks for the help!
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Old Toilet Seat nut/bolt
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I have an older home with two of the original toilets that work fine. I'd like to change the seats however for obvious reasons. I do not recognize the nuts that holds on the seat, they have a look almost like a castle nut. Do they look familiar to anyone and would it require a special tool to remove them? I have sprayed them multiple times with WD-40, Kroil, and other solutions to loosen them up as they are badly rusted. However, I'm reluctant to just go after them with a pipe wrench or adjustable wrench for fear of cracking the porcelain. Thanks for the help!
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Flip the cap up on the toilet seat flange to expose a screw head. YOu can hold the screw head and twist the nut to remove it. The newer ones are much more simple.
Take you pliers, wrench, spanner or whatever fits and begin to loosen the nuts. Don't go whole hog, but go in both direction just little. Let the penetrating oil do it's job. With time and small amounts of movement they will work loose.
FWIW... you might than your lucky stars, most people complain that toilet seat bolts and nuts never stay tight.
FWIW... you might than your lucky stars, most people complain that toilet seat bolts and nuts never stay tight.
Thanks for the two responses! Chandler, unfortunately these are not like today's toilet seats on top. There is no cap to flip up. The top is a metal, decorative ball. Looks nice but provides no access to the head of the bolt. Besides spraying with the penetrating oil I mentioned, I also have wire brushed them as best as I can reach into that tight spot. I think I'll take Norm 202s advice and gingerly try to move the nut back and forth. Fingers crossed. Thanks to you both!
I would not fight it if the plan is to replace the seat. I'd use a dremel with a cut off disk, a 4 inch angle grinder, or a mini hacksaw and cut the nut off the bolt.
Watch the sparks coming off the bolt if you grind it. They WILL embed themselves in the finish of the bowl.
If those are 2 different pics (each side), one has failed. Other has adhesive of some kind to hold seat on/nut in place.
Can't believe top has no cap. Try back to front and front to back when looking for hinge.
If successful, under side will need oversize rubber gasket and washer to snug new seat.
Can't believe top has no cap. Try back to front and front to back when looking for hinge.
If successful, under side will need oversize rubber gasket and washer to snug new seat.
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