Thru Spindle Too Short On Door Handle

Try and use a big flat screw driver to open the door where the spindle use to go.
Thru spindle too short on door handle. It seems the original had broken so it actually was too short to fit where it belonged. If that does not work try and use a thin scraper or similar to disengage the latch from the gap between door and frame. Push on the handle until it fits against the corresponding trim plate at that side of. Remove the rosette off of the spindle.
Take old latch with you as there are numerous different sizes. Unscrew one handle and remove the spindle. It s nice being able to get through your door without too much trouble. Once door is open remove old latch and replace.
The other end of the spindle and opposite knob is threaded so that this knob can screw on to the spindle and subsequently adjust for door thickness. The one that screws into the larger flat. One knob is fixed permanently to the spindle by means of a grub screw through the neck of the knob. Remove the knob and rosette from the other side of.
I do this most days easiest way to do it is to insert follower bar thats the technical term for the spindle into the door handle and through the latch in the door ensure door handle is.