On Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 4:28:40 PM UTC-5, Tekkie® wrote:
posted for all of us...



On Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:35:57 -0500, Tekkie®
wrote:


I need to tighten my toilet seat plastic bolts. The nut below the toilet is
manageable but the 'bolt' that extends into the seat hinge is slotted and
any screwdriver I have just mangles the plastic. I tried a putty knife but
it is too wide to get into the inset the bolt head sits in. How do plumbers
do it without damage?

Dull 1' wood chisel makes a good wrong tool for the job.

That is a good idea. I do not have any chisels but I could look at the
hardware store for a cheapie.

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Tekkie

Why buy a chisel instead of a wide blade screwdriver? As someone else
suggested, in a pinch a coin, washer or similar flat piece of metal
and a pair of pliers or vice grip can work to hold it while you
tighten it. We're not taking 100 ft lbs of torque.