Door Handle - Screw coming out

June 15, 2009

On the right hand door the top screw holding the handle to the door is coming out and appears no way to get at it to tighten it up. The cap between the inner part of the handle and the door is now about on-eights of a inch and not sure how many threads of the screw are still remaining.

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Not quite sure about your problem but, if it is a wood screw going into your door, you can take the screw out a insert a hardwood toothpick into the screw hole and reinstall the screw. this will fill any stripped out of the hole and screw should fit securely. If it is a metal to metal problem you can go to the hardware store or even walmart and buy a product called " Locktight". it is a liquid that you put on the screw and reinstall it. it will dry and lock the screw in place. Buy the blue if you want to eventually take it out at some point or buy the red, if you want it to stay in place and take a lot of effort to get it back out.

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On the GE Profile, the handle is mounted to two small screws. To detach the plastic housing, you must press on the two connection points (the base and top of the handles) and slide the handle up or down (takes some effort). The handle will come off and you will have very easy access to these 10mm screws.

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Posted on Aug 15, 2012

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Thanks to Dana; it was a 5-star screwdriver, which I was fortunate to find one in my collection of tools and solve the problem. 30 minutes to figure out it was a 5-star screwdriver and find the tool; 3 minutes to fix the handle!

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