I’m trying to unscrew my toilet seat but it seems to have been fitted with this plastic mechanism, which doesn't seem to want to be unscrewed.
Do I need a special tool to remove it?
This attaching the toilet seat and how can I unscrew it
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Two things unbelievable about my answer.
- It's not about electrical
- I took pictures of my toilet
I think I have the same seat, so here we go...
Excuse the glare, but this is what holds my seat down.
Now take the top half of the clips and twist them counter-clockwise. The picture shows them all the way turned. Now the hard part...
You might have to work at this but you give it some wiggles and it pulls straight up.
Hopefully this is what you have and hopefully the artistic work I did does not go in vain. Taking pictures of toilets or loo's or any device of this nature just does not do anything for me. I hope they don't pull my man card, then I have to get my you know whats out of my wife's purse.
Try searching for "auger bit".
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That is called a blind jack nut, jack nut, blind collapsing nut, etc.
They are typically used when you don't have access to and/or don't have the tools to hold onto a nut on the backside of whatever you're putting it into. As you turn the bolt the wedge will move along its length, moving into/out of the split nut which adds/removes force that pushes the split nut apart. In the non installed position the wedge is at the end of the bolt so there is nothing in the split nut to force it apart & the entire assembly can be pushed/pulled through a hole.
In your case the bolt is accessed from the opposite side. There are usually caps covering the bolt that can be gently popped off/open using a small screwdriver. You will most likely need to grab the entire assembly from below with fingers, a screwdriver, or pliers to keep it from rotating as you turn the bolt. Once it breaks free the nut will likely be incredibly easy to hold as you unscrew the bolt.