How To Repair A Door Handle Mechanism
Inner working of a simple door handle mechanism and how to reverse the latch.
How to repair a door handle mechanism. Pull the handle and rosette off of one side of the door to expose the barrel and spring mechanism. More force is needed to turn the knob and unstick the latch. The actuator is likely to be a turning or push button switch. The handle or knob must be jiggled to unstick the latch.
15 to 30 minutes this video will guide you through the process of repairing replacing or tightening your door handles at your home. Many door knob and lockset problems can be corrected before they become so serious that the lockset does not work at all. If you have a key that won t work in the lock please see how to repair keyed door locks. Weiser door handles manufactured by a division of black decker are all supplied with a lifetime free replacement warranty on mechanical failure.
The door latch is not extended before rotating the knob. These types of locks will be used on interior doors. Here we look at repairs for locksets and knobs. Provided the lock was installed and maintained according to the instructions that came with the lock the extent of repairs will consist in removing the lock and sending it to weiser for a replacement.
Hi this video shows you how to repair a broken door handle caused by a faulty door latch. There is still likely to be an actuator on the side of the door that leads to the room where privacy is desired. To fix door handles like this you hardly have to worry about issues with the locking mechanism breaking down. How to fix a doorknob s bolt mechanism.
Simulating opening the door without the latch extending into and retracting out of the strike plate. Spray the mechanism with spray lubricant while you operate the barrel with the other handle. Often a malfunctioning latch assembly or lock mechanism causes the problem.