Sounds like it'll be as oldjack says. I reckon the bigger nuts were just in there as spacers. The rubber things can be a fiddle to get out once you've unthreaded the bolts, but if you have circlip pliars they're ideal for the job, or you can make a hook out of wire if all else fails.
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