Toilet Unscrew Lock Nut

Some nuts have wings that you can grasp with your fingers.

Toilet unscrew lock nut.

This time i cannot remove the two plastic nuts under the tank holding the metal intake tube to the tank and the valve. Try a 6 point wrench or socket on your seized nut bolt. Don t twist the screwdriver until the plastic cools it ll then snap right off. Loosen the nuts with an adjustable wrench.

Turn the handle on the supply valve all the way to the right to cut the water supply. Hold a hacksaw blade up to the nut where it meets the underside of the bowl. Cut off the stuck bolts if you cannot remove the screws. To locate the supply valve follow the water supply line or hose from the underside of the tank to where it meets the supply valve at the wall.

Once it begins turning release. Shut the water supply off for the toilet where you will be removing the lock nuts. Works great for kitchen sink holding nuts lav faucets. Locate the coupling nut on the underside of the toilet tank.

Step 3 spray penetrating lubricant in the threads of the plastic bolt if the nut does not unthread easily. If the nuts don t have wings lock a pair of locking pliers around each one in turn. Heat the tip of an old screwdriver and it ll split the nut when it melts through to the shank. I have done this before and always seem to have a problem.

Eventually and in an effort to save money some of the companies started shipping these ballcocks with a white metal nickel composite lock nut and coupling nut. Most of the better companies supplied a brass lock nut and a brass coupling nut to connect the water supply tube. I have tried every wrench i have crescent plumbers and locking pliers and now the nuts won t come off and the tube and valve are moving instead when i. Place the plastic nuts in a safe location and pull up on the back of the toilet s seat.

Use a pair of pliers to just loosen the coupling nut. Hold the bolts in place with the screwdriver as you turn the plastic nuts on the underside of the back of the toilet s bowl. Start by rocking the bolt by tightening then loosing this may be all you need to break through the rust. Try and avoid 12 point wrenches and sockets as they likely to slip and strip the bolt head.

If you can t grip the nuts with the wrench use a pair of pliers. Empty the bucket and place it underneath the water supply line. . I am trying to replace the valves inside the toilet tank.

Hold the bolt steady while you turn the nut counterclockwise. Then finish loosening the nut with your fingers. Another great tool i have found that is made by irwin tools is there original locking wrench.