The handles are available at hardware stores and home centers.
How do you replace the spring in a door handle.
Typically two mounting screws hold the old handle together.
Replacement handles will fit most aluminum steel and some wood doors.
A spring which is too thick may make it difficult to replace the circlip and may cause the handle to stick.
Replacing a door handle spring is really quite simple the only special tool you need is a pair of external circlip pliers.
This short video shows you how to fit and renew the spring on a lever style door handle.
This project is basically as simple as how to replace a door handle.
You can swap out the handle in about 10 minutes.
Most flat wire door handle springs have either approximately 2 turns or 2 5 turns but there are some exceptions.
A spring which is too thin will give excess play giving the handle a loose feel.
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1 twist the spring counterclockwise onto the unthreaded end of the door handle.