How To Repair A Door Handle Mechanism

15 to 30 minutes this video will guide you through the process of repairing replacing or tightening your door handles at your home.

How to repair a door handle mechanism.

Often a malfunctioning latch assembly or lock mechanism causes the problem. How to fix a doorknob s bolt mechanism. Hi this video shows you how to repair a broken door handle caused by a faulty door latch. Spray the mechanism with spray lubricant while you operate the barrel with the other handle.

Here we look at repairs for locksets and knobs. Many door knob and lockset problems can be corrected before they become so serious that the lockset does not work at all. Turning a doorknob retracts the end of a bolt or latch from an opening in a strike plate on the face of the door jamb allowing the door to open. Simulating opening the door without the latch extending into and retracting out of the strike plate.

To fix door handles like this you hardly have to worry about issues with the locking mechanism breaking down. Weiser door handles manufactured by a division of black decker are all supplied with a lifetime free replacement warranty on mechanical failure. The door handle started getting stiff and then stopped working and. Pull the handle and rosette off of one side of the door to expose the barrel and spring mechanism.

There is still likely to be an actuator on the side of the door that leads to the room where privacy is desired. More force is needed to turn the knob and unstick the latch. The actuator is likely to be a turning or push button switch. These types of locks will be used on interior doors.

Inner working of a simple door handle mechanism and how to reverse the latch. If you have a key that won t work in the lock please see how to repair keyed door locks. The handle or knob must be jiggled to unstick the latch.