How To Change A Front Door Lock Barrel

Measure the length of the shank and using a strong pair of pliers and a hacksaw cut the new shank to the same length as the old.

How to change a front door lock barrel.

Once the new pins are in reverse the steps to reassemble the lock. In some cases door latch plate mortises might need to be cut or enlarged. How to change a upvc door lock. Barrel removed and showing how it s fixed to back plate through the door.

This allows you to pull the door knobs off the door from both sides. Begin by removing the screws from the door knob on the interior side of your door. Take a new barrel or cylinder from the packet and lay it alongside the one you have just taken out. Rekeying involves realigning the pins and springs in the inner workings of the lock in.

Only remove the key from the lock once the retaining screw is secured back into place. In apartment complexes this is now the most common way of changing locks on a door. Remove the two screws from the latch plate on the edge of the door and remove the latch from the opening. Simple to replace or change a security door lock without key.

If you ever wondered how to change your front or back door locks in this short video we ll show you how to remove and replace a eurocylinder or euro profil. So you lost the key and now you are unable to remove the lock.