How To Tighten Up Sledge Door Handle

Look for a small hole in the side of the handle near the face of the lockset.

How to tighten up sledge door handle. I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset. To reassemble snap the rose back on the chassis depress the release button and slide the knob back on until the button pops through the hole. Press in on the tool or screwdriver while pulling out on the handle. 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.

You can buy metal ones at the store but i have lots of wood. Slide the handle off the lockset until it butts up against the key. Insert the end of a door handle tool or small flat head screwdriver into the hole. I tighten up my heads with wooden wedges.

Give yourself a little room to spin properly and tighten the set screw. From there tighten the set screw back into place. If unthreaded pop the knob onto the shaft and snug to the door. On lever style handles you can almost always access the mounting screws easily.

Look at the shaft to see if it s threaded or not. When this occurs it s an easy matter to simply tighten these screws to snug up the door again. I scrounged up a piece of 1 2 thick maple ash oak or hickory are all good choices as well. A loose doorknob of any kind is a nuisance and if left unfixed it will eventually fall completely off the door.

If threaded twist on the handle on the shaft until its neatly up against the door. Levers handles slide onto a rod assembly with a set screw. I created the wedge on the band saw. When dealing with a lever door handle fixing the problem will require only the most basic of tools and about 10 minutes of time.

I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset.