Opening the door with a stiff putty knife step 1 thin bladed stiff putty knife.
Open door missing handle.
Stick your pick into the lock while keeping your tension wrench turned in the same direction.
Slide a butter knife between the door and the door frame about 3 inches above the knob if you re not on the side of the door where the two screws holding the knob to the door are exposed.
Slide until the knife hits the door bolt then push the knife in and work it to slide the bolt back out of the door jamb to open the door.
This video will teach you how to open a car door that has broken handles by removing the door panel to open it manually.
Place two fingers into the hole in the door where the door knob is missing and pull or push open the door keeping pressure on the screwdriver until the door opens.
Remove the screws from the adapter plate and pull the plate from the door if the spindle fails to turn.
Push the pick in as far as.
However before you begin to do this you should take the time to adequately determine which type of door knob you have in place.
The attachment fits directly onto circular handles.
Try turning the spindle clockwise to retract the latch from the strike and open the door.
In order to tighten the screws in a loose door knob or loose door handle you need to work on removing your loose door knob or loose door handle from the door that it is currently on.