How To Switch Door Handles

Insert the mounting plate and thumb turn into the same hole on the other side of the door.

How to switch door handles.

Use the screws provided. Look for the door hinges and select a lever in which the handle points toward the hinges. How to change a left handed door lever to right handed. Loosen the lever attachment to the door by rotating any screws that hold it together.

Insert the end of a door handle tool or small flat head screwdriver into the hole. 3 remove and exchange both levers. Attaching the new handle 1. First we removed the hideous old door knob and deadbolt.

Set the handle aside and remove the large plastic plug that was next to the handle and replace on the opposite side. Take the various lever pieces out of the door. Rotate the lever setup and hold it. 4 as you re install make sure the retainer pin lines up with the small hole on the lever base.

Then we inserted the interior mechanism for both the new deadbolt and the door handle and screwed them in place. Look for a small hole in the side of the handle near the face of the lockset. Our new door handle has a lower extension piece that sticks into the door and to fit the new handle on we needed to drill a hole. Changing handles around to match slope of handle.

1 locate the pin tool that came with your lock. Move to the front of the door and slide the deadbolt cylinder into the top hole. Choose a new door handle that fits on your door. 2 insert the tool into the small hole on the lever base and gently depress the retainer pin while pulling the lever away.

Press in on the tool or screwdriver while pulling out on the handle. Screw the new handle s inner. Position the latch in the hole on the inside. Insert your new handle s latch into the hole on the door s inside edge.

Remove the handle and replace the screws. For example if you are installing a bath or bedroom door lever stand outside the room with the door shut. Remove the two screws in the same location of the old hinge side and remount the handle and plastic plugs.