How To Tighten Up Sledge Door Handle

Look at the shaft to see if it s threaded or not.

How to tighten up sledge door handle.

Press in on the tool or screwdriver while pulling out on the handle. I scrounged up a piece of 1 2 thick maple ash oak or hickory are all good choices as well. When this occurs it s an easy matter to simply tighten these screws to snug up the door again. I tighten up my heads with wooden wedges.

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 created the wedge on the band saw. A loose doorknob of any kind is a nuisance and if left unfixed it will eventually fall completely off the door. Look for a small hole in the side of the handle near the face of the lockset.

From there tighten the set screw back into place. You can buy metal ones at the store but i have lots of wood. If unthreaded pop the knob onto the shaft and snug to the door. Give yourself a little room to spin properly and tighten the set screw.

Slide the handle off the lockset until it butts up against the key. If threaded twist on the handle on the shaft until its neatly up against the door. I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset. Then i crosscut off a piece about 3 4 long.

On lever style handles you can almost always access the mounting screws easily. Tighten the door hardware by opening the door squeezing both sides of the assembly together and tightening the two screws on the chassis. 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. Insert the end of a door handle tool or small flat head screwdriver into the hole.

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.