How to tighten a wobbly door handle?

[Alexis1978]

Please help I have these unusual door handles, they don't have a outside plate to remove. How do I tighten them?? They only have the small screw/ Allen key hole on the bottom though it doesn't  seem to do anything 

 

[MitchellMc]

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @Alexis1978. It's wonderful to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about tightening a door handle.

Do you happen to know the brand of the door handles? If they were from us, then that would assist me in tracking down your installation instructions. 

I would presume that the grubscrew is what retains the door handle. It won't control how secure the handle is, but it will be the first item to undo to access the internals of the handle mechanism. Inside the mechanism, there are likely screws that fix it to the door. These screws are likely too loose or need replacing.

Could you take a picture face on to the handle? There appears to be a cover plate, but it might not unscrew and slip over and off the handle as expected.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell

[iveg]

Hi Alexis1978, I agree with Mitch on this one. The grub screw appears to hold the handle and cover plate (one piece) on to the central door mechanism. I would take the grub screw out and proceed to remove the handle. A pic of the door handle on both sides would be great so we could visualise a similar handle. As with some door hardware a brand name is not stamped on the handle. By the pic it is a privacy set ? Keep us updated my friend.

[Alexis1978]

  I was told these were from bunnings but I am unable to removed any front plate.

[MitchellMc]

Does the grub screw undo on any of the door handles @Alexis1978? Does the cover plate itself unscrew anti-clockwise?

Mitchell

[Alexis1978]

Thanks so much for your help. I've finally mastered fixing these door handles. I undone all 4 grub screws and finally the handles came off and I could tighten the inside. I'm very grateful for your help gentleman 

[MitchellMc]

It's great to hear that you've solved the issue, @Alexis1978. Many thanks for updating us.

Please reach out anytime you need assistance with a project around the home or garden; we're here to help.

Mitchell

[iveg]

Congratulations Alexis1978...keep in touch with us my friend.

[PSCAberfoyle]

Hi Mitchell. I'm having similar issues a similar handle. The screws got too loose and handle one side fell off. I've removed the grub screw but need to access the inside plate to rescrew the plate to the other side then put back on the handle. But U can't work out how to get inner plate away from outside piece with handle attached. There's a clip but us this what needs removing and how to do it safely. Here's a pic 

 

[JacobZ]

Hi @PSCAberfoyle,

Thank you for your question and welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community, it is fantastic to have you with us.

You're correct that there is an inner plate and a cover plate that come apart to reveal the screw holes.

Generally, the plate just twists off, but if it hasn't been removed in a very long time, it may be a bit stiff.

Due to the slick nature of the cover plate, using some Non-slip Kitchen Drawer Liner should help you to grip and twist the cover plate off.

Let me know how you go, I'm more than happy to help further if required.

Jacob