Loose door handle

[jammycodger]

Apologies for the stupid question but I have a door handle that's become loose and I'm unsure how I fix it.

Picture of the handle below. You can see the angle the handle should be at on the other side - the part you hold with your hand has loosened and is sagging.

Do I have to remove both sides of the door handle?

Apologies again for how useless I am.

 

[JohnD]

is it a metal door?

Is it the round rose that is loose?

Or do you mean the spindle is not operating the latch?f

 

[jammycodger]

Hi - the part you hold with your hand.

You can see the other side in the pic - that's the angle it should be.

 

[JohnD]

Then it is probably the spindle and/or the socket in the lever handle worn out of square.

There is a chance the spindle was cut too short and does not reach right into the socket. Take the handle off and examine its socket and the spindle squares. You can get a replacement spindle or handle from a hardware supplier or eBay. IronmongerDirect have a good range. From memory the spindle is 10mm but measure it to make sure.

 

[foxhole]

Is there a grub screw in the handle.?[on the underside] Could have fallen out allowing too much rotation of the handle.

 

[rules&rulers]

If there is no visible screw fastening then there is a screw (sometimes an allen key head) inside the stub with the grove,this needs tightening to pull the round handle back into the stub grove.

Need to take the complete fitting off the door.

Could be wrong,thou.

Edit,the necessary screws are removed so it all should pull straight off.check if there is a retaining grub screw bottom of groved stub.Loosen it.

 

[JohnD]

it's curious that the screw-holes in the rose (they don't look original) don't seem to line up with any holes in the door. It might be instructive to see the door, with the handle taken off it, and the inside of the handle assembly.

If there is a problem with screws, it might be possible to refit using sleeve nuts.

The door looks like a metal one to me.