How To Remove Kwikset Front Door Handleset

My front door knob was broken and i couldn t open the door from the inside or outside.

How to remove kwikset front door handleset.

Grab the knob handles on both sides of the door and simultaneously turn both handles clockwise. Hold the doorknob as tight against the interior mechanism as possible and slip your flathead screwdriver beneath the lever. Open the door so that you have access to front and back of the door you are removing the kwikset door knob from. Locate the depression or lip along the perimeter of the outer ring.

Ensure your door cannot close on its own or that you have another way to enter you home. With the plate removed you can now pull the latch mechanism through the side of the door. Take out the screws then carefully pry off the plate with a flat head screwdriver. Insert the head of a.

Insert the smartkey tool fully and firmly into the smartkey hole. Insert the key that currently operates your lock. Remove the latch mechanism if you re installing a new handle. You may feel the tool click inside the lock.

Here s how i did it. Here is the handleset i bought. Remove the smarkey tool. Find the screws on the side of the door that secure the latch plate.

Rotate the key 90 degrees clockwise. I had to fix it. Push the lever in the opposite direction from what you used to remove the knob. The screws secure the knobs together to the door.

Loosen the outer ring. How to remove a kwikset laurel door knob step 1.