Stuck plastic wingnut

[Tony74]

Hi!

I have a plastic wingnut joining the cistern to the toilet that is totally jammed and in an awkward position. i.e. I cant see it as the loo is close to a wall. Managed to get the other one off with a hack saw and brute force but I just cant get the purchase on this one with the angles available.

Is there a way to get this off that I am missing? (has been well soaked in WD40).

Thanks

Tony

 

[Dotty]

Perseverance. And a small pair of grips.

 

[REDSAW]

do you have a wing nut key?
you can get them in toilet seats sets from wickes foc there about 3'' long.
or you can buy the yellow pro versiion from monument tools.
otherwise get a tube, grind a slot in it and use that.
its all about purchase angles

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Or heat a chisel & melt it off

 

[townfanjon]

Last resort if you can get to it , a small grinder

 

[Tony74]

Thanks for all the ideas! I will be trying them now...

Part of the problem is the whole bolt turns and getting enough purchase on the head to apply brute force to the wingnut

 

[SJB]

Dremel with flexi attachment and cutting disc. Bloody love mine

 

[dean.diy]

evening SJB, this Dremel sounds more precise than my Fein. Have you a model
number? Thanks, Dean.

 

[REDSAW]

smash the top of the hinge off

 

[Stigster]

smash the top of the hinge off

He's trying to get the cistern off rather than the seat. A seat that can't be undone properly, smashing the hinge off is a great idea but not on this job.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

He's trying to get the cistern off rather than the seat. A seat that can't be undone properly, smashing the hinge off is a great idea but not on this job.

Think he means the dome head inside the cistern