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Snap Off Bolt Head for Clean Finish

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What happens here

After the toilet is securely tightened, the excess length of the toilet bolt, including the directional indicating head, can be easily removed. Simply grip the threaded portion of the bolt just above the installed height (where the nut is tightened) with pliers and snap it off. The design allows for a clean break, leaving the bolt flush or slightly below the surface, which is the perfect height to place standard toilet caps directly over the remaining bolt and nut for a neat and finished appearance.

Goal: Trim excess bolt length for aesthetic finish.

Tools and materials

  • Pliers — To snap off the excess bolt head
  • Safety glasses Unspecified — Eye protection during the snapping process
  • Toilet cap Unspecified — To cover the trimmed bolt for a finished look

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That head also serves as hold back when you're tightening your nut down, to keep that foot from turning, while you put that final torque on that nut and tighten that toilet down. You're about to head with your players, snap it off, and it's now at the installed height to put your toilet caps directly on top of it.

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