How To Tighten Leaver Type Door Handles

This screw fits in a groove on the round lever rod.

How to tighten leaver type door handles.

I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset. 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 door lever. Hey if joe can fix a loose lever. That s because modern door hardware uses a hidden mechanism called a detent to fasten the doorknob that can only be released using a small screwdriver tip or the end of a paper clip depending on your style of hardware.

A loose lever requires some readjustment to properly fit into the rod assembly. Instructions identify the screw in the doorknob collar look around the collar on the doorknob and identify the set screw that is. Levers handles slide onto a rod assembly with a set screw. Take doorknob to hardware store if.

Remove the screw and slip the lever handle off the rod. 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 door lever. 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. Tighten screw use whatever screwdriver or wrench is appropriate to tighten this screw and firm up the doorknob s grip on.