How To Tighten Weiser Door Handle

You can tighten a simple interior mortise lockset like the one shown at left as follows.

How to tighten weiser door handle.

If unthreaded pop the knob onto the shaft and snug to the door. Pull the exterior. Then tighten the screw until you feel it resting against the flat side of the spindle. Hold these two units in place then insert screws into the interior side of the lock to fasten it to the door.

Take doorknob to hardware store if necessary. Determine whether you will need an allen wrench or a screwdriver based on the style of set screw which you will. Inspect the rod s surface and locate the groove where the set screw needs to be secured. If threaded twist on the handle on the shaft until its neatly up against the door.

From there tighten the set screw back into place. 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. The detent is a spring activated pin concealed or small thin plate attached to the spindle that protrudes into a doorknob notch which prevents rotation. How to tighten a lever door handle step 1.

Use a screwdriver to remove the mounting screws in the faceplate of the interior base ring around the handle or knob. 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. Look around the collar on the doorknob and identify the set screw that is threaded into the collar. 2 hold the knob on the other side of the door and turn the loose knob clockwise until it fits snugly.

Insert the narrow tip of the cylinder lock removal tool available from weiser into the end of the long. Identify the screw in the doorknob collar. Insert the exterior keyed side of the lock through the exterior side of your door. Give yourself a little room to spin properly and tighten the set screw.

I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset. That s because modern door hardware uses a hidden mechanism called a detent to fasten the doorknob that can only be released using a small screwdriver tip or the end of a paper clip depending on your style of hardware. Tighten the door hardware by opening the door squeezing both sides of the assembly together and tightening the two screws on the chassis.