But some current brands and most older door hardware use hidden chassis screws photo 2 a setup that requires you to take the doorknob and rose cover plate apart to tighten.
How to repair sliding door handle.
Years of dirt exposure to the elements and hard use can turn sliding doors into sticking doors.
My renter drilled through the mortise lock on the sliding doors of my house.
Step 1 remove the old handle.
I have replaced it but now i need a new patio door handles set the holes are 3 and 15 16 on center with latch type hook that moves up.
Open the door so that you can remove the old handle of your sliding door.
Most door hardware made today uses exposed screws accessible from the room side of the door to connect the two halves of the handle to each side of the door.
Here s how to repair your sliding door and make it run like new.
You should secure the door so it can t be pulled shut and then take off the handle.
You can do this by sliding it back but it is a good idea to keep it open with a large brick or one of those devices that holds a bike s wheel in place.