Hi

We've had a toilet with these new soft-close hinges for just over a year now
(ie out of warranty) and the soft-close is no longer very soft - in fact
it's quite a loud bang.

The toilet is a back to the wall and there is no access to the underside of
the hinges - no little wing nuts like the old-fashioned type. After much
head scratching I managed to spot the tiny grub screws on the back of the
pillars connecting the hinge to the pan and eventiually managed to remove
the hinges which appear to be sealed units - small steel cylinders with a
protruding bar that is (I assume) friction damped inside. It would seem that
the friction damping is no longer as tight as it needs to be.

Anyway, I just wondered if anyone had any experience with fixing these or do
I just have to dump them and buy new ones? I wondered about baking them in
the oven - any thoughts?

Progress eh?

Thanks
Thomas