Levers handles slide onto a rod assembly with a set screw.
Door handle fell off.
It is a lousy design.
The good news fixing a loose doorknob or one that has completely fallen off is not too difficult.
It becomes wobbly or loose over time and needs to be adjusted and made tight again.
Failure of door handle.
Looking at it there s a small hole in the lever and your first thought is that the set screw used to hold the lever in place came loose and fell off.
The house door handle will continue to come off even after putting the handle back on.
There are many reasons why a doorknob or door handle becomes loose.
This would be confirmed by looking at the interior lever where there is a set screw that is screwed out from the shaft to hold the lever using the hole in the lever.
The exterior handle came off.
Typically the problem is the result of a missing or loose screw in the house door plate.
The locking mechanism on the house door handle might fail to properly open and latch the door.
A loose doorknob of any kind is a nuisance and if left unfixed it will eventually fall completely off the door.
The outdoor handle fell off a model 350 door due to the failure of the metal lip holding the door handle in place.
Reasons doorknobs or handles become loose.
This screw fits in a groove on the round lever rod.
When dealing with a lever door handle fixing the problem will require only the most basic of tools and about 10 minutes of time.
The larson door replaced one who was in place over 35 years as we wanted a pet door.