How To Tighten A Loose Door Lock

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

How to tighten a loose door lock.

A setscrew located in the knob s sleeve tightens down on the square face of the spindle preventing the knob from turning on the spindle when operated. The knobs thread onto the ends of a square spindle with rounded threaded corners. Over time the screws work loose. You will need to line up the two halves of the doorknob assembly to make it easier to tighten the screws.

Tighten until firmly in place making sure not to over tighten. 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. If your lock barrel is a little loose trace back the screw that is level with the lock on the inside of the door. 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.

Tighten the long screws that secure the lockset s mounting ring to the door. In the middle of the door you ll have your locking or latching mechanism. If you encounter movement at the hinge screws they need to be retightened. In most cases a door lock becomes loose simply due to the over and over torquing of turning the knobs.

Tighten the door hardware by opening the door squeezing both sides of the assembly together and tightening the two screws on the chassis. Open the door grasp it by the lock edge and move it up and down. These lock sets both interior and entry models once the standard are now rarely used. To tighten these door handles you need to.

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