Trying to replace my toilet seat. The washer from one screw is

[applegrove]

stuck. And I can't get pliers up there to grab it. Any tricks out there? I got the bolt off. Are their special pliers I can use?

[cyberswede]

1. Have you tried needle-nose pliers? nt

[applegrove]

3. I used my fingers in the end. I'm such a handyperson - not LOL!

Thanks.

[csziggy]

4. The new toilet seat my husband bought has a really neat fastner system

You screw little "posts onto the toilet and the seat hinges have a spring clamp system that slides onto and "grabs" the posts.

The video on the Home Depot page for the seat shows how they work:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/KOHLER-Grip-Tight-Cachet-Q3-Elongated-Toilet-Seat-in-White-K-4636-0/100452041

I took the posts off the seat, installed them, then slide the seat on - it was much easier than having the seat in the way. My husband bought the quiet close seat - he's left the seat up too often and I'd gotten so I'd slam it closed. Now I can't do that!

[applegrove]

5. I got the new toilet seat on. The screws

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and the bolts are all plastic. And you can cut the washer part of the bolt down with scissors. Freaky. I also the the plastic has more give so it will last longer. Yhe last seat snapped and broke.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

6. I had one of those seats

The nuts kept coming loose. I had to use Loctite® to keep them on.

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7. Bookmarking in case I have to do it too.

[Wounded Bear]

8. They switched to plastic...

(nylon, really I think) because too many people over tightened the metal ones and broke the toilet. That ceramic is surprisingly easy to break.

They do work loose, TBS. I never tried the LocTite angle, because I didn't think it would work on plastic. I'll have to remember that.

[cui bono]

9. I switched out the handle on my toilets and overtightened one and the tank cracked after a while.

Was very proud to have changed out the tank myself afterward. Made sure not to overtighten again. I posted a couple questions on a plumbing help site and they said it's basically impossible to have cracked it due to overtightening. But what else could it have been? The crack started at the hole for the handle.

I'm not that sure I tightened the tank to the base enough but it's staying up with no leaks so I think it's fine. It will wobble if I push it though.