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Post by aj on Aug 29, 2019 15:15:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2019 15:49:10 GMT
You need to cut them off with a hacksaw or multi cutter and replace. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2019 15:51:02 GMT
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Post by aj on Aug 29, 2019 16:05:27 GMT
cut one and slide the other out? cut through the bolt itself and not the wing nut?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2019 16:09:05 GMT
cut one and slide the other out? cut through the bolt itself and not the wing nut? Cut the bolt mate, it will snap off once you are a good way through  |
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Post by battle1066 on Aug 29, 2019 18:38:46 GMT
Never seen those sockets before but as PB says, snap them off or multi tool if you can get it in. |
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Post by cylinderfella on Aug 29, 2019 19:15:05 GMT
Hacksaw is the only way sometimes!! Had to use one on this a while back. The nuts wouldn't budge. 15 min job becomes a right pain!  Looks like it was from the Titanic! Attachment Deleted |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2019 19:34:13 GMT
Hacksaw is the only way sometimes!! Had to use one on this a while back. The nuts wouldn't budge. 15 min job becomes a right pain! Looks like it was from the Titanic! That wasn't coming undone mate  |
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Post by crowsfoot on Aug 30, 2019 6:09:51 GMT
Looks as if tom's cistern had been leaking for a while and created quiet a mess of everything for him to tackle.
On some C/couples there's a potential for 6 different places for it to leak and no-way can you identify the exact place it's coming from.
Add condensation in the winter months to it and that makes 7!
When you've finally got the bolts off you still find it still won't come off because "Birtie Bodgit" added a good dollop of mastic to the joint when he first fitted it
You'll need a whole packet of hacksaw blades too when doing this type of job!!
Plus a couple of painful nicks to the skin are guaranteed.
I suppose that's why we have plumbers, ordinary people do not want to do this type of work!
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Post by dickpuller on Aug 31, 2019 8:35:50 GMT
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Post by aj on Sept 4, 2019 16:20:47 GMT
update managed to cut one wing nut. Can i just slide the cistern to the other side as the 2nd wing nut isnt very accessible. bath is right next the other wing nut so access is very tight.
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Sept 4, 2019 17:24:09 GMT
Do what you’ve gotta do I say. As long as youve isolated the water & take care just do it. Can’t you slide in & cut?
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Post by aj on Sept 4, 2019 17:31:00 GMT
no chance of sliding in and cutting rocketman
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2019 18:29:50 GMT
I went to a toilet repair earlier on in the year, it was a close coupled toilet and they'd had everything boxed in and tiled so you couldn't get to the wing nuts or undo the fill valve ! This job was quickly sorted by me saying "get the tiler to fix it - I'm off, see ya "  I've no time now days for shite jobs like that  |
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Post by battle1066 on Sept 4, 2019 18:55:43 GMT
AJ just slowly work at wiggling it to gain whatever movement you can get - there all tricky in their own way but it has to be fixed and it takes what it takes.
Also a few photos would help to offer advice as not seeing it limits the advice which can be given.
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