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 get a broken door handle off.
This causes the doorknob to separate inside and both sides can be removed from the door.
Locate the hole underneath the doorknob shaft.
Tug on the knob and it will slide right off.
Once these steps have been completed you can replace the broken latch door knob with a new door knob.
Unscrew and finish use a drill driver to remove the longer mounting screws.
How to remove a lever door handle without screws.
Remove the latch mechanism if you re installing a new handle.
Unscrew the two screws if you re on that side of the door using a cross tip screwdriver.
Find the screws on the side of the door that secure the latch plate.
If screws are already exposed proceed to next step.
Finally remove the old knobs backing plates latch and spindle.
Use a screwdriver to remove the set screws which will release the lock and lever from the.
How to open a broken doorknob.
Take out the screws then carefully pry off the plate with a flat head screwdriver.
A set screw is typically installed along the base of the lock on the interior side of the door.
Slide a butter knife between the door and the door frame about 3 inches above the knob if you re not on the side of the door where the two.
This will cause the.
You should see a tiny slot or hole.
Use a thin flat screwdriver to pry off the round decorative plate also sometimes referred to as a rose to reveal the lockset mounting screws.
These screws hold the knob and latch assembly together.
If the knob or rose plate itself is screwed on with threading on the hardware there will be no screws to expose.
Take the handle off of the door.
Using a phillips head screwdriver remove the screws that run from one backing plate to its opposite through the bore hole.
Expose hidden set screws.
Expose the set screws on the door handle.
With the plate removed you can now pull the latch mechanism through the side of the door.