Open the door wide and put on a pair of safety glasses to protect your eyes.
How to fix a door lock that sticks.
Tighten the hinge screws and then try adjusting the strike plate by loosening its screws and shifting it slightly.
An easy way to fix this lock stick is to give these surfaces a good clean.
Try to open the door while it is shut.
Slide the doorknob off the spindle pull out the lock mechanism and remove the latchbolt from its hole in the edge of the door.
The straw will increase the accuracy of the spray and enable you to get deep inside the lock.
With the door open use a phillips screwdriver to take out the two connecting screws that are located by the doorknob on the inside of the lock.
Hold down the spray button until the wd 40 begins to overflow from the lock opening.
The knob will not turn to retract the stuck door latch.
Once apart use gum out or another similar cleaner to clean out the inside of the lock.
The door latch is not extended before rotating the knob.
Inspect the strike plate on the edge of the door frame.
When using a cleaner you should have some dirt drip out.
Equip a rotary tool with a carbide tip bit.
Troubleshooting a stuck door latch.
Repairs range from making minor latch adjustments to repositioning the door.
Remove the two screws that hold the lock faceplate on the edge of the door.
Don t be afraid to use a liberal amount of oil a sticky lock needs the attention.
In fact in many instances squirting some wd 40 inside the lock is all you need to fix the situation.
If you want to give it a thorough cleaning i highly recommend taking it apart so you can really clean the lockbar.
The latch will not retract even when the knob is turned.
Press down on the button on the rear of the wd 40 canister to begin releasing the lubricant into the lock.
A latch bolt that sticks in the strike often leave tell tale marks or scrapes on the.
Spray the lock a few times and allow it a few minutes to work its magic.
Spray the wd 40 into the lock.
Start by connecting the red applicator straw over the spray can nozzle.
But you can also put some rubbing alcohol or other preferred cleaner in while the knife is closed.
If the latch does not catch close the door slowly to watch how the latch bolt meets the strike plate.
