Can somewhat wobbly handles on UPVC doors be fixed.

tangey · 2 Aug 2025 at 22:04

Its not the spring cartridges, its just some of the door handles over time have gotten more and more of a loose/dead spot. Took one off and had a look, even in my hand the handle wobbles a bit relative to the bit that screws to the door. I couldn't see a way of tightening the handle.

ANDARIAL · 3 Aug 2025 at 09:03

Buy a new pair of handles?

Chabsy · 3 Aug 2025 at 16:28

ANDARIAL said:
Buy a new pair of handles?

This, but make sure you get the correct distance between cylinder, spindle and screws.

tangey · 4 Aug 2025 at 11:08

will do that, just wanted to make sure first that there wasn't some way of tightening them up

ANDARIAL · 4 Aug 2025 at 11:18

It possibly could be the square hole in the lock is worn
Handles May have a small allen key on the bottom of the handle you can tighten

tangey · 4 Aug 2025 at 11:35

ANDARIAL said:
It possibly could be the square hole in the lock is worn
Handles May have a small allen key on the bottom of the handle you can tighten

yeah, I'd checked for allen key hole, but not there.

ANDARIAL · 4 Aug 2025 at 11:40

Might be the hole in the handles is worn
You MAY be able to shim the handle holes as a temp measure
Worth a go i guess

YoungBlood · 10 Aug 2025 at 11:02

I removed them and shimmed them with a cut up spark plug gap finder :cry:

you know the ones that roll out into like 20 different thicknesses of aluminum.

Armageus · 10 Aug 2025 at 11:07

YoungBlood said:
I removed them and shimmed them with a cut up spark plug gap finder you know the ones that roll out into like 20 different thicknesses of aluminum.

Feeler gauges

YoungBlood · 10 Aug 2025 at 11:09

Thats the name haha! Must have been in my toolbox since I was a kid and finally found a use for it.

tangey · 20 Aug 2025 at 10:43

Replaced the door handle and that solved the wobble. A replacement wasn't easy to find. Not a single one in black on Amazon that matched the necessary specs (fixing hole spacing, and the relative position of the lock and spindle hole). Eventually found ones on ebay at a good price.

Neither the original nor the replacement are designed for a cassette spring, I would have liked to fit one, but the place it would normally sit isn't flat on this handle, so had to do without.

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Coran · 21 Aug 2025 at 21:57

A timely topic after I found myself holding my garden door handle, completely unattached to the door, after opening. I’ll measure up and see what I can find that matches.