Door Handle Springs, 2.5 Turns, 3mm Thick, Zinc Plated (Pack of 10)

I replaced a number of broken springs without any difficulty. It saved me replacing the door handles – and was far cheaper. It requires patience but is not difficult. The symptom is the door handle not returning to the horizontal position. That actually means that two springs have gone, not one, because there is a spring in each handle. On discovering this, I checked all my other door handles and found that some were sloppy i.e. they didn’t quite return to horizontal (unless I pushed them to horizontal) and they did so with less force than others. I realised that that meant that a spring had gone in one of the handles. The first thing to do is to measure the spring’s thickness – take the door handle off and put a 2p coin (1993 onwards), £2 and £1 coin against the spring (without taking the handle apart). If your spring is as thick as a 2p/£2/£1 coin then you need a 2.0/2.5/3.0mm thick coil respectively. Reassemble the door and order the parts. Don’t do what I did and leave the door with no handles on it because I came within centimetres of closing it out of habit – had I done so then I would have in effect locked myself in that room (as I had left the catch itself inside the door – it would have engaged in the door frame). In addition to springs you will need circlip pliers – ordinary pliers will not do the job – and safety spectacles. A tiny amount of Vaseline is recommended to lubricate the spring. There are two types of circlip pliers – external and internal. You will need external ones (when you squeeze the pliers, the jaws open. With internal ones, they close. Circlips on door handles are external i.e. they envelop a shaft. Internal circlips are located inside a bore). Some people say that the circlips can fly off when taking them off. This did not happen to me. However, only open them gently – I opened one too far (which is not far at all) and it snapped. For the job, I bought springs of three different thicknesses (as I have different door handles with all three size springs), spare circlips and circlip pliers. If my experience is anything to go by, you do not need the spare circlips. To summarise, you need: • Springs • External circlip pliers • Safety spectacles Optional: • Vaseline • Spare circlips

Item as described and arrived in timely manner

did the job perfectly, cheaper than new handle. You'll ideally buy a circlip tool kit too.

Well made and durable. Will certainly buy these again.

The springs are as described and fit the door handle lock being repaired. Straight forward job with the use of circlip pliers which are readily available from Amazon. Hopefully the locks will operate correctly for another 10 years or so - time will tell.

Never mind the eye protection, wear a pair of leather gloves! I ended up with the spring stuck in my thumb owing to the internal lug on the spring not being long enough and slipping out of the handle! I notice, on the photo of the 2mm spring the lug appears to be longer with a more defined angle, more like the broken spring I removed. I managed to fit it but don't think it will last very long before the spring slips out. Excellent Delivery!

Not really much you can say. The were an ideal replacement for two broken springs. Easier than replacing the door handles, and a lot less wasteful.

Lovely quality - are as described and properly zinc coated to prevent any corrosion. Decent metal thickness too - not like the cheaper thinner ones seen on the market which won't last as long.