Remove the knob and rosette from the other side of.
Thru spindle too short on door handle.
It s nice being able to get through your door without too much trouble.
Try and use a big flat screw driver to open the door where the spindle use to go.
Push on the handle until it fits against the corresponding trim plate at that side of.
Take old latch with you as there are numerous different sizes.
One knob is fixed permanently to the spindle by means of a grub screw through the neck of the knob.
Hold the knob in one hand and insert the other end of the spindle into the square port inside the door lock.
Once door is open remove old latch and replace.
It seems the original had broken so it actually was too short to fit where it belonged.
Unscrew one handle and remove the spindle.
Mount the handle near the end of the the spindle on the spindle opposite the one that contains the larger flat ie.
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.
Remove the set screw securing the doorknob to the spindle then unscrew the door knob off of the spindle.