how to remove base plate screw cover of window handle?

B@Th*nG · 16 Jul 2021 at 09:17

Normally the screw cover on the base plate of the handle is pretty straight forward but without removing the handle this one seems kind'a locked in, as the cover is a single piece of metal covering the entire base plate. Any ideas?

B@Th*nG · 16 Jul 2021 at 13:40

B@Th*nG · 16 Jul 2021 at 15:07

i can bend the metal cover back far enough to see that it's just a philips head screw underneath. i'll damage the cover if i keep bending it though. I think I have to undo the bush on the handle somehow, and that'll allow me to rotate the cover, but i've no idea how.

B@Th*nG · 17 Jul 2021 at 12:06

Delvis said:
Isn't the left side screwed in? Or is that the side you're lifting?

I know it looks like it's a painted screw, but it isn't it's just a metal cover - dunno why they've cast it like that +shrug+

B@Th*nG · 17 Jul 2021 at 12:08

Burned_Alive said:
See if you can pop the white key cap out with a small flat screwdriver. Might then be able to remove the handle.

What's the keycap, sorry?

B@Th*nG · 19 Jul 2021 at 09:47

it's not glued down though, it's effectively held in place by the handle. I suppose I need to remove the handle somehow.

B@Th*nG · 19 Jul 2021 at 09:50

ahhh haaa! i figured it out. I had to press down on the two catches as hard as I could and then I could rotate the cover around on the handle shaft:

thanks for your help!