On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:26:42 -0500, "
wrote:

On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:57:54 -0400, mcp6453 wrote:

The OD of the plastic toilet seat hinge screws for my seat is 3/8". The
hole in the porcelain is larger than 1/2". The screws do not have a
shoulder washer to cause them to center in the hole. Why aren't the
holes closer to the right size?

It's supposed to have shoulder washers, of some sort. You don't want the
metal of the screw touching the porcelain bowl.


If you can use everything nylon (bolts, shims, nuts, etc) all the
better. These should break before cracking the toilet, plus they
wont rust.