Sears Storm door handle set #40-043

Question

This is the exterior handle for our storm door. We have these handles on both of our storm doors, and both are broken. We have cobbled the one for the back door together so it is currently working, but now the one for the front door is broken and we cannot make it work no matter what. We really need two sets so that we can make both doors work as they are supposed to. Our storm doors are 1 5/8" thick, so we can't just go to our local hardware store for these. We live 25-30 miles from a larger city, but don't know where to look even if we could get there. We need your assistance in either providing these parts or locating substitute parts that would work. Thanks. Louis

Bob · Accepted Answer

Hopefully I can help! I am afraid your old Sears Storm Door Handle Set isn't made anymore. We do, however, have a substitute. Look at the 40-131 lever handle set with deadbolt. This is similar to yours, but without a key cylinder to unlock it from the out side. If you want key access, you would need to install the 40-058 lever handle with dead bolt.

Now, your door is indeed pretty thick for a storm door. I still think these are our best options, but you may need to pack out the handles with washers to accommodate that size. Let me know what you think.