tool for wingnut taps

[peter anderson]

I've had no success trying to turn a wingnut on the right under side of a close-coupled WC to separate the pan and cistern. There's no room for a spanner without cracking the pan (which i've already done). There isn't really any room to fit anything on the other side of the wingnut against the pan (e.g. to use a couple of pieces of wood to turn it). I've put on penetrating oil and fruitlessly searched for a specific wingnut tool (there's one available in the U.S. but the company have ignored my e-mails asking to buy it). Close-coupled WCs seem to be the most common type type these days so I wonder what people use to turn stiff wingnuts other than sawing off the bolt altogether.

Thanks

pete

 

[taydo]

there was one at plumbing pages

 

[peter anderson]

thanks for replying.

plumbing pages where?


Pete

 

[AdamW]

Just a thought, if you can't find a dedicated tool, try a music shop. For guitars you can buy what is called a "peg winder", used to quickly wind up pegs when fitting new strings. Guitar pegs can be the size of an average toilet wingnut, bigger with a bass.

Hope you manage to get those wingnuts undone, working with toilets is always a bit of a grim job in my opinion.

 

[ali68]

I have a deep socket, inside the socket is filled with 2mmdia spring loaded rods, when pushed over nuts,wing nuts,worn nuts etc the rods retract or stay in posistion and form the shape of that particular part you are trying to unscrew

Should work perfect in your situation with a 12" extension and ratchet.

 

[Porker]

is this the sort of thing you are looking for?

 

[peter anderson]

thanks for all your help

 

[ChrisR]

Normally they're rusted on - hacksaw through topside, or a bit of copper pipe with a slot cut across the end will do it sometimes. I can't see the plastic tool being any good.