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I want to change my toilet lid. On the underside of the toilet bowl, the lid is fixed with a nut and a rectangular item (see image). How do I open this nut? It does not move. How did the craftsman even tighten the nut? There seems to be not enough space to rotate the rectangular item.

nut that holds the toilet lid

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    General FYI... square nuts in the modern age are usually not intended to be manipulated. They're almost always a sign that your concern is at the other side.
    – isherwood
    Commented Aug 13 at 18:46
  • I believe you mean toilet seat, not toilet lid.
    – Martha
    Commented Aug 14 at 15:22
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    @Martha: Usually both are joined together as one unit?
    – psmears
    Commented Aug 14 at 16:02

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There should be a cover on the top of the toilet that hides the screw head, the other end... Those screw heads will be where you turn, the item you pictured holds the nut from turning, so you only need to loosen it from the top

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  • Yep, that long bracket is only there to keep the square nut from rotating when you turn the top side of the bolt.
    – Huesmann
    Commented Aug 14 at 14:09
  • @Huesmann - to be fair, the bracket (and nut) does rotate a bit as seen from the trail of black rubbed-off metal on the porcelain.
    – Jon Custer
    Commented Aug 14 at 14:20
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    @JonCuster well, yes, as the bracket tightens, it rubs against the porcelain. Until it's clocked by the bowl. The point is for it to be long enough that rotating will eventually stop against something.
    – Huesmann
    Commented Aug 15 at 12:57

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