Kwikset Lever Door Handle Loose

Fixing the loose doorknob or handle.

Kwikset lever door handle loose.

A lever door handle is used in place of a traditional doorknob on many modern locksets. I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset. Fortunately fixing a loose handle or knob is not hard and can be done by following four simple steps once you have determined the types of door knob or handle your company has. If you remove the lever and on one side of the shaft there is a hole and the other side there is a silver button.

These handles are available in a variety of styles and finishes to complement different decorating styles. When dealing with a lever door handle fixing the problem will require only the most basic of tools and about 10 minutes of time. Unlike exposed screws on door hardware found on older homes modern door hardware is clean looking and consumers like the look of hardware that uses concealed screws to hold the lockset to the door. Kwikset offers door lever handles in styles including classic modern and contemporary as well as levers with superior security including kwikset s smartcode technology.

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. Levers handles slide onto a rod assembly with a set screw. A loose doorknob of any kind is a nuisance and if left unfixed it will eventually fall completely off the door. Diagram showing the parts of an interior door knob lock including the knob rose bolt latch assembly shank and lock button.

How you fix the problem depends on the design of your doorknob or lever and how it is fastened to the spindle and the door. Sometimes the doorknob or lever loosens so it spins on its spindle while other times the lockset s mounting ring and faceplate become loose and pull away from the surface of the door. I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset. That silver button is the set screw.

If you are experiencing the lever falling off the set screw is still in the shaft. If you need help removing the lever handle review the tutorial.