How To Tighten Door Handles

Take doorknob to hardware store if necessary.

How to tighten door handles. Give yourself a little room to spin properly and tighten the set screw. I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset. The detent is a spring activated pin concealed or small thin plate attached to the spindle that protrudes into a doorknob notch which prevents rotation. From there tighten the set screw back into place.

Determine whether you will need an allen wrench or a screwdriver based on the style of set screw which you will find on the bottom of the. If unthreaded pop the knob onto the shaft and snug to the door. How to tighten a lever door handle. Identify the screw in the doorknob collar.

Some tips on how to tighten loose door handles and find the hidden screws for models by kwikset schlage yale defiant ezset and mortice lock sets. Release the tab or button remove the inside doorknob by locating the button like our model metal tab or wire clip on the side of the knob that acts as a release. Using an awl or small screwdriver push the button in all the way and at the same time pull off the handle. Tighten a loose door handle photo 1.

Look around the collar on the doorknob and identify the set screw that is threaded into the collar.