Check Availability and Pricing Information Front - Driver side Rear - Driver side Front - Passenger side Does not include lock cylinder/key. Rear - Passenger side Fits front driver and passenger side. Does not include lock cylinder/key. Check Availability and Pricing InformationYour browser is out of date This website will not look or function as originally intended in your current browser We recommend upgrading to the latest version of How to install a handleset on your front doorBy emily.bailey Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Here is a detailed breakdown with photos of the steps you'll need to take to install a new Schlage handleset on your front door. Updating the door hardware on your front door is a quick and easy project that enhances the curb appeal of your home. With minimal investment and few tools, we'll show you all the steps you'll need to take to tackle this project in a few minutes. Go ahead and grab your #2 Phillips Head screwdriver and tape measure and learn how to install a new on your front door below.
Be sure to review the first if you'll be installing a new deadbolt as well. Outside handle assembly: This is the exterior grip of your handleset. Inside lever: This is the lever that will be on the interior side of the door. You can also choose a handleset with knob on interior side instead. Strike plate: The strike plate is the metal plate that will be affixed to the door frame. Latch: The latch is a spring operated bolt with a beveled face to permit a latching action when the door closes Round drive-in faceplate: This is an optional faceplate that may replace the rectangular faceplate already attached to the latch if your door calls for it. Screw cover, screw and washer: These will be placed on the interior side of the throughbolt hole to secure the bottom of the handleset. Short screws: These will be used to secure the latch in place. You'll also want to be sure your door meets standard door prep measurements and is properly aligned to ensure your handleset operates as intended.
You'll first want to follow the we showed you for the deadbolt installation but for a handleset, there are a couple more measurements you'll need to pay attention to. a. Remove faceplate with a flat head screwdriver b. Twist and remove remaining support plate c. Install round drive-in faceplate with just a snap For even more detailed steps to installing your new handleset, be sure to watch the . This entry was posted on Wed Jul 06 19:56:00 GMT 2016 and filed under DIY TipsYou can follow any responses to this entry through the Atom feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.A loose doorknob having hidden screws uses a special mechanism called a detent to attach the door handle to the spindle and can be easily removed and tightened. Loose doorknobs are a common problem on frequently used doors around the home. Sometimes the doorknob spins on its spindle, other times the doorknob pulls away from the door as in the photo above. How you fix the problem depends on the design of your doorknob or lever door handle and how it is fastened to the spindle and the door.
The oldest and most common method to attach the doorknob uses exposed set-screws to fastened the doorknob to a threaded spindle. The detent is concealed under the shaft of the doorknob or lever and is typically depressed through a hole or slot. As opposed to using set screws to resist the rotation of the doorknob or handle about the spindle, the hidden screw doorknob uses a device called a detent. The detent is a concealed spring activated pin or small thin plate attached to the spindle that protrudes into a notch in the doorknob to prevent rotation. The trick with a hidden screw doorknob is that releasing the doorknob from the spindle requires you to depress the detent, which I discuss in the next section. There are three common ways to... Hidden screw doorknobs or lever door handles can only be removed by depressing a concealed detent. To release the doorknob you must depress the detent and slide the doorknob or handle off the spindle shaft. As mentioned earlier, there are three common ways to access and depress the concealed detent which secures the handle.
Small round holeThis type is found commonly on lever style door handles such as in the photo above. To depress the detent use the end of a metal paper clip, insert it into the hole and press the detent down while twisting and removing the door handle shaft off the spindle.SlThis type is usually found on Remove trim ring with a small thin blade screwdriver. Once the doorknob or lever is removed the only thing standing in your way from accessing those elusive hidden screws is the removal of the decorative trim ring. The trim ring covers the lockset's backing plate which hold the doorknob/latch assembly to the door. The trim ring snaps onto the backing plate and can be removed by gently prying it off with a small thin flat blade screwdriver. You will probably see a notch in the trim ring designed to accept the screwdriver and facilitate the prying... Tighten the doorknob / latch assembly by tightening the long screws which run through the backing plates. The long screws that fasten the doorknob/latch assembly to the door run from the inside backing plate, through the door and fasten to the backing plate on the outside of the door.
To tighten the loose assembly, simply press firmly on the outside backing plate and then tighten the long screws holding the backing plates to the door. These screws will most likely be phillips head screws so use a phillips head screwdriver which have an "x" shaped tip. The trim ring snaps into place over the backing plate. Now that the backing plates are tight to the door simply snap the trim ring back onto the backing plate. It should just snap into place. Install doorknob handle by sliding onto spindle and engaging the detent. With the trim ring on all that is left is to slide the doorknob or lever door handle onto the spindle shaft. Slide it on and when fully seated, twist into position so that the detent clicks into place to hold the doorknob or lever in place.You have successfully tightened your loose hidden screw doorknob! 471 posts, read 359,105 times 26,534 posts, read 57,221,272 times Originally Posted by chet everett The lockset cost about $150.
IMO, that's too much to just throw away if I can repair it easily, but calling a locksmith would be just about as expensive and I'd still have the old lockset. Thus I'm trying to find out whether others have solved the problem successfully. 533 posts, read 983,385 times 8,131 posts, read 10,580,861 times 3,592 posts, read 5,493,566 times If you find that it is sticking and not broken, use ONLY dry graphite to lubricate it. Do not use silicone, WD-40, or any other wet type of lubricant. We have been selling Schlage locks for many years with very few issues. Here is a link to the current Schlage residential warranty with information on how to make a warranty claim. 14,931 posts, read 22,824,717 times Originally Posted by IggierTheir customer service is second to none. I got all the cores of the locks at my home replaced free of charge. I explained a problem I had with one of my locks, they asked me to tell them the key number (s) for the locks, and they mailed me six cores plus 6 matching keys, with a set of instructions on how to remove the old cores and install the new ones.