Instructions On How To Change A Door Handle

Pull up on the close door assist handle to remove it.

Instructions on how to change a door handle.

Installation instructions start by removing your old storm door handle. Here is the handleset i bought. The bars from your exterior knob should poke out onto the other side of your door. If you re installing a backplate and your current handle doesn t have a backplate you may need to drill a.

Take your interior knob and align the holes in the knob with the bars on the exterior knob. If your new handle set features a backplate position the back plate and fasten it onto the door rail with the plate. Push the striker and lock bolt from the door by sticking the screwdriver into the door face hole and pushing it toward the edge of the door. The handle spindle and lock tumbler are attached to the outside plate and will pull away with it.

The inside handle will drop away. Once you line them up press the interior knob onto the bars until the knob runs flush with the door. Open the door and examine the edge. Woodie s will show you how to change a door handle.

Grasp the handles on either side of the door and pull out gently. Insert the latch bolt into the edge of the door so that it extends into the middle hole on the door. The sloped side of the latch should face in the same. My front door knob was broken and i couldn t open the door from the inside or outside.

Here s how i did it. Connect the interior doorknob to the door if you don t have a faceplate. Use a small flat head screwdriver to open the screw cover located behind the interior door handle. I had to fix it.