How To Change A Lock On An Exterior Door

Measure from the center of the knob hole to the center of the lock hole to determine the spread.

How to change a lock on an exterior door.

The kit will provide a thin wire like tool that you can use to remove the knobs. On a replacement set with a one piece exterior escutcheon that holds both the lock cylinder and latch the spread must match the holes exactly. Remove the exterior door knob. Insert the bar protruding from the new deadbolt lock through the channel in the deadbolt itself.

Go ahead and take your philips head screwdriver and pull out the screws that are on the base of the knob. Remove the interior knob and thumb turn lock hardware to expose the holes in the door. Go ahead and remove the knob by. A small piece that attaches to the door frame.

Dump out the old pins insert the new key and use tweezers or small needle nose pliers to match the new colored pins to the color code on the special instruction sheet. Slide the wire tool into the small hole on the side of the interior door knob. Attach the interior part of the deadbolt lock by inserting the two provided long screws through the interior plate the two screw holes in the bolt and into the exterior side of the lock. Insert your key into the lock and turn it to unlock the door.

The latch is fixed onto the door. Position the lock mechanism such that the keyhole is vertically aligned. The first step is to actually remove the old door knob. The set should contain its own nails used to drive in the strike plate.

Rekeying involves realigning the pins and springs in the inner workings of the lock in. Once the new pins are in reverse the steps to reassemble the lock. Snap on the decorative outer plate. Hand thread the screws then tighten them using a screwdriver or power drill.

One for the exterior side and one for interior side of the door. In apartment complexes this is now the most common way of changing locks on a door. Insert the pins and reassemble the lock.