Thanks very much for the super quick reply.
I've had a look at the nut and its actually the neck of the nozzle thats sheared off. "It just broke in my hands".
When he came back with the new nozzle which he was going to replace for free and tried to fit it, the nozzle was just very slack and would not point, this being due to the new type of fitting on my old extinguisher.
Thanks in advance,
Terry.