How Do You Tighten A Loose Doorknob?
If your doorknobs feel a little loose and jiggly, you may need to tighten either the lock set (for most modern doorknobs) or the knob itself (on older mortise-style passage locks, pictured below). Step 1 If you have a modern cylindrical or tubular lock set with a loose knob, see How to Troubleshoot Lock Problems. These knobs either snap onto a cylinder or are integrated into the lock set, so you need to tighten the lock set itself. Step 2 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep2 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/ehows/steps/books/110_a1.jpg’); }); If you have a mortise-style lock and lock set (see illustration), follow these steps. These lock sets (both interior and entry models), once the standard, are now rarely used. The knobs thread onto the ends of a square spindle with rounded, threaded corners. A setscrew, located in the knob’s sleeve, tightens down on the square face of the spindle, preventing the knob from turning on the spindle when
