How To Tighten A Loose Door Lock

First check that the hinge screws are tight.

How to tighten a loose door lock.

In most cases a door lock becomes loose simply due to the over and over torquing of turning the knobs. These lock sets both interior and entry models once the standard are now rarely used. In the middle of the door you ll have your locking or latching mechanism. If the hinge screws have been loose for only a short time you may need to tighten them with a screwdriver.

Some tips on how to tighten loose door handles and find the hidden screws for models by kwikset schlage yale defiant ezset and mortice lock sets. Over time the screws work loose. If you encounter movement at the hinge screws they need to be retightened. To tighten these door handles you need to.

I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset. If your lock barrel is a little loose trace back the screw that is level with the lock on the inside of the door. Tighten the long screws that secure the lockset s mounting ring to the door. To reassemble snap the rose back on the chassis depress the release button and slide the knob back on until the button pops through the hole.

The knobs thread onto the ends of a square spindle with rounded threaded corners. These screws generally run all the way through the door and secure to the lockset mounting plate on the opposite side. Tighten until firmly in place making sure not to over tighten. Open the door grasp it by the lock edge and move it up and down.

Tighten the door hardware by opening the door squeezing both sides of the assembly together and tightening the two screws on the chassis. In this video i explain the process of tightening a loose commercial cylinder lock.