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colynn

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I am trying to replace a broken toilet seat but as you can see, the left bolt is stripped so a screw driver cannot remove it, does anyone know another tool I can use? Thanks

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Is that looking above or below? I remove seats from below. Look for a nut from the underside. If it must be removed from the pictured side, try to grip the screw with needle nose pliers. Still, I'd try the nut under.
 
Either remove the nut with pressure on top, or you could heat up the tip of an old phillips screwdriver, press it into the plastic, and let it cool. It will then be able to be unscrewed. I mention an old screwdriver because the heat will mess with the tempering and hardness of the tip.
 
That picture is looking from above
Thanks for the tip of looking under the bowl! I used a little sewing machine oil and some pliers, and it came off!
 
I'll remember the tip of heating up a screw driver too!
 

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