Help please – stuck toilet lid bolt

Metal nut and bolt – nicely corroded together

One side came free fairly easily the other is just spinning

Other side is resisting molgrips, WD40 etc

Can’t cut the bolt until I’ve got the nut to turn a few times to make room

Could maybe drill the nut off but worried about cracking the bog

Any tips?

Dremel.

Or blast it with piss.

It works for most toilet issues, right?

Can you make a reservoir (plastic bag etc) and soak in a releasing agent like plus gas overnight

or can you hacksaw a slot and use a flat bladed screwdriver to stop spin

I’m guessing there’s a butterfly/ wingnut on the lower section of the bolt, so your molgrips should be ok.

as for the top nut, I’d invest in a set of box spanners. You’ll find other uses for them.

assuming that you can find the correct size, they should give good purchase on the top bolt.

its easier/ less swearing to clamp the bottom nut while you loosen the top nut.

there must be a limerick in there…

after many sittings, you may notice corroded fittings

these may be in an awkward site, near the place where you …

An investment in some tools to maintain the vortex of your stools

will ensure much less cursing and less knuckles to be nursing:)

Oscillating tool to cut it out would probably be the quickest approach that i would take.

Drill the screw head off the bolt from the top of the toilet. The remaining bolt and nut will fall free. You may need to secure the nut with a pair grips to stop it spinning which need to be held or you’ll have to wrap a cloth around it and rest against the porcelain.

MOLEGRIPS ffs. Unless you are using a forum user to attempt to loosen stuck fastenings that is.

Often, there’s no nut at the top of the bolt, just a plastic or zinc cap, kept secure by a wing nut on the end of the long vertical bolt.*

these top caps tend to be made of several parts (plastic washers, etc) that can loosen once you get a bit of slack on the long vertical bolt.

you could achieve this by getting someone to gently twist the entire toilet seat while you grasp the wing nut with your molgrips/ pliers.

once the top cap becomes free, you should find the wing nut slightly easier to manipulate.

*sometimes there’s a Phillips screw at the top of the bolt

hope that helps;)

Sounds weird this but if one bracket has been detached, you should have a wobbly seat/lid. If so, use grips to hold the nut/butterfly in place and rotate the seat. The flappy lid nature of the seat will allow you to rotate it over every 180 degrees so it doesn’t catch on the wall / cistern.

Hope that makes sense.