Door Handle Barrel Broken. Replacing the lock or handle on a garage door can be accomplished with the appropriate tools. Use a tool a flathead screwdriver will work to twist within the gap the thru spindle inserts into. If the latch retracts then the handles are not secured to the thru spindle properly.
Then tighten the screw until you feel it resting against the flat side of the spindle. The door handle no longer moves the tongue far enough.
Methods of tightening them depend upon the type of lockset.
Take the handles knobs off of the door. You basically have to remove the handles to gain access and put the biggest most brutal screwdriver or oversized square bar you can find into. Use the screwdriver to push the opposite side of the. 1 loosen the setscrew on the knob s shank.
