Kwikset Lever Door Handle Fell Off

Over time a house door handle can come loose and come off.

Kwikset lever door handle fell off.

That silver button is the set screw. Find kwikset door handles at lowe s today. The locking mechanism on the house door handle might fail to properly open and latch the door. Levers handles slide onto a rod assembly with a set screw.

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The house door handle will continue to come off even after putting the handle back on. Place the lever back on to the shaft using a 3 32 hex wrench tighten the screw through the lever and shaft. A loose doorknob of any kind is a nuisance and if left unfixed it will eventually fall completely off the door. Typically the problem is the result of a missing or loose screw in the house door plate.

If you are experiencing the lever falling off the set screw is still in the shaft. The exterior handle came off. 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. I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset.