How To Take A Lock Off Of A Standard Door

Begin by holding the door knob securely in place.

How to take a lock off of a standard door.

If you don t have a hair clip you can use a nail set or a hairpin. You ll see the frame of the lock that holds the latch or dead bolt plug remaining in the hole. Also you can use a straightened paper clip as it is tiny enough to fit in the slot. Please for the love of god do not replace the door the lockset or whatever.

If your knob has a pinhole or small slot opening use a flathead screwdriver to push it inward. Once your latch plate is off and your casing bolts are removed pull the 2 halves of the lock straight out on each side of the door. You can choose to use a small screwdriver to get the door opened. Open the door completely and block it in this position with clamps or locking pliers firmly tightened to the track to prevent the door from closing.

Loosen and remove the larger nuts from the threaded stems on the plate at the inside of the lock. This euro cylinder lock is the most common household lock around the world and you need to know this. Using a philips head screwdriver turn counterclockwise to unscrew a knob with standard hex head screws. That s vintage stuff that s hard to replace.

Then take off the clamps or the locking pliers and slowly close the door. You can insert any small object that can fit in the slot or hole. Examine the handle and trim on the interior side of the door. You don t need to remove that unless you are changing out your entire door lock.

Insert the pin straight through the lock cylinder to reach the lock s release mechanism. A paperclip or small pin can also be used if the screwdriver is too big. Pull the trim and bolt from the door edge and set aside. See figure 1 you can now release the cables and take off the springs without any trouble or danger.

Step 3 pull the doorknobs or lock trim apart and out of the door panel. There may be a small pinhole holding the handle in place. Pull off the plate from the. Ask an assistant to hold the t handle at the outside of the door.

Your new lock may or may not fit in the hole left by removing the old lock. Unscrew the setscrews on the doorknob remove it remove the covers remove the lockset using the screws on the edge of the door and take it to a locksmith. Unscrew and remove the edge plate screws from the trim around the bolt with a philips screwdriver if reversing a deadbolt lock.