Remove Patio Door Lock Barrel

If the latch does not line up smoothly with the door strike open the door and slightly loosen the screws in the strike.

Remove patio door lock barrel.

It may be the barrel is broken internally. The door should slide right out of the top track once you ve freed it from the bottom track. Push the new cylinder or barrel back through the door and screw it to the back plate using the long screws you took out. Remove the retaining screw.

Slide the patio door closed and lock it. Plan your costs before you buy them and compare it with a quote from your locksmith. It will take a lot of drill bits not cheap ones either. Try using the key in the other side of the door.

Remove these screws then pull the two halves of the lock apart to remove them from the door. Some trim may even twist off by hand. When the lock latches easily open the door and tighten the screws in the door strike. Pry the trim from around the handle or lever using a flat screwdriver.

In this video i attempt to open a patio door that has got stuck locked. This is a video on how to remove the euro cylinder lock from a door. Remove the door by pulling it out of the top track of the door frame. Only one key can be put into a upvc barrel lock at one time you may also find that it is fouling on the door handles and is a tight fit in the door lock try removing the handles and then when turning the key give the lock a good wiggle.

Located in the faceplate on the side of the door the retaining screw is usually even with the bottom of the lock cylinder and keyhole. Look for screws hidden underneath. Re assembling a barrel or yale lock re assembling the lock is now a direct reversal of the procedure you used to dismantle it. If its from wickes then it is probably soft and easy to drill.

Then slip the lock box over the shank and wiggle it back into place over the shank and back plate. I assume your barrel has locked in which case you may need to drill it out. This trick will allow you to remove the cylinder from the lock even if you dont have the. The mechanics of the lock have broken leaving the top section of the door completely.

This screw is what holds the lock in place. Once the door is completely loose from the frame set it aside somewhere safe such as against the side of the house or lying flat on a work bench. Slide the door strike up or down until the lock latches easily.