Remove Front Door Lock Assembly

Wedge a pin or the tip of your flathead screwdriver under the small opening between the rose and the surface of the door.

Remove front door lock assembly.

Gently pry it off or pull and twist it away from the door. Bolts frame glass and bellow. Loosen the exterior handle s screw on the inside of the door and then slide the handle back and pull it out. The screws may be obscured by the door handle so you may need to turn the handle to reach the screws.

Removing a door knob with visible screws step 1. Pry the caps 1 and 5. Shop the home depot for door knobs interior doors and more. On most modular through the door knob sets the screws.

3 remove the bellow from the front a and disconnect plugs. Before you remove the lock mechanism from the door you may want to score the gap around the lock front with a razor to free any paint that may be attached to the metal. If the rose doesn t come off with the knob you ll need to remove it separately. First remove the old door lock by unscrewing the doorknob on the inside of the door.

There are several types of door handles you will need to inspect yours to determine how to remove it. Most door handles have screws on the interior side for safety reasons you definitely want them on the interior that you unscrew to release the handles. Removing the door handles and latch assembly. Both doorknobs should come loose from the door when you remove the screws.

Slide the front door lock assembly downward pull out the front door lock open rod from the outside handle frame and remove the front door lock assembly and cables as a unit. Examine the shank of the doorknob for a narrow slit when there are no visible mounting screws on the faceplate. If there is paint on the lock face then when you remove the mechanism the paint may stick to the lock face and peal off the wood of the door. Insert the new spring.

This is showing how you can get your lock apart when you don t see any screws. Zoom sized for print zoom sized for print. Grab that phillips head. This was a keyed door lever lock but i mention how to do the same with the sta.

Undo the two mounting screws holding the doorknob in place. To remove the bezel for the lock cylinder loosen but don t remove its retaining screw within the door handle assembly then unclip it. How to take off old door knobs locks 1. Remove the screws from the door lock.

Remove these screws if your door knob has visible screws your job will be easy.