Toilet Seat Hinge Screws

Because they work just fine as is. I've never had a problem. Making ceramic fixtures is not the same as machining metal and they allow a large tolerance for many possible variations of attachments. If you have a problem, insert a plastic sleeve or slip plastic tubing over the bolt.

On all the ones I've looked at recently, the nuts had a cone type surface to perform centering and stabilizing duty.

'Cause they make a plastic cone shaped nut for the plastic hinge screws? It compensates the difference...

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

Why are you blaming the holes. The holes were designed 730 years ago by Sylvester Crappers. Indoor toilets weren't used in modern times until around 1850 becuase it took that long to design the seats and their bolts. It's the bolts that are to blame, for not matching the toilets.

So you have to go back to the Borg and buy the overpriced washers.

Steve

Steve B wrote the following:

They should have been in the box. Perhaps someone swiped them when the box was on the store shelf. It happens.

I think there was a little more to the story than written. I've replaced a bunch of seats, and never had a problem. Actually, some of them had some nifty types of attaching, all aimed at the oversized irregular holes.

Steve

My mom had bought removable toilet seats from Sears in the 1970s. Other than cracking leg/bumpers they are still in great shape. You can remove the entire seat and wash it once a month.

But I wonder why can't I just buy a set of hinges to make ANY seat detachable? I have a hard enough time finding the same seats.

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

I think I'll find some tubing from which to make a sleeve. The package containing the screws and bolts was sealed, so a cone-shaped washer was not part of the package. If I can find some better ones, I'll replace them, but the ones I got were all that Lowes had.

I must have older nuts. Mine are round, not cone shaped nuts.