Do-It-Yourself Story

It was not clear that prying loose the retaining band, made of plastic, would not break it. If you use a putty knife, start prying between the latch openings and the outside edge of the door frame, and work top and bottom alternately to pop free the pressure clips inside the band, it will not break. Just don't pull on it without using the putty knife to pry it free first. Then it's obvious and easy what to do. Note that the screw that came with the replacement handle were way too long. Use the shorter screws from the original handle or substitute smaller ones of the same size