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Can not remove toilet seat from Kohler Rialto

Nut is enclosed in one piece design with no way to access. I guess I will have to cut the bolt and apoxy a nut in the hole unless someone else has a sugestion???

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  • phmaddnes
    phmaddnes Jul 03, 2009

    Unfortunately the bolt is encased and not accessable.

  • phmaddnes
    phmaddnes Jul 03, 2009

    Here was my fix.

    Kohler Rialto Toilet seat replacement.

    Use dremel to cut off old bolt and allow it to fall into the black abyss that is the genius of Kohler engineering. Enlarge the hole to 3/8. I worked up to that size slowly increasing bit size so as not to crack porcelin. At Home Depot I bought a 1/4 x 20 x20mm "Insert Nut" and a good 2 part epoxy meant for metal and ceramic. Gently tap the Insert nut about 1/2 way into the hole and apply epoxy all the way around. Continue tapping the insert nut until it is flush. Clean off excess epoxy and allow to set. Now attach any standard round toilet seat using the standard 1/4 nut that comes with it. I used a Kohler "Cachet" round toilet seat to replace the Kohler "French Curve" that comes standard with the Rialto. All in all it should take you about 1/2 hour.

  • Jim McCard
    Jim McCard Aug 29, 2013

    I will never buy a Kohler toilet all in one ever again, unexessable screws

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To access the nut remove the tank lid, then go down and forward, its there.

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