Front Door Thumb Latch Sticking

Door lock doesn t latch properly when a door latch doesn t click into position it usually means the latch and the strike plate are out of alignment.

Front door thumb latch sticking.

Place the end of the straw into the opening of the lock where you normally insert your key. Rinse it off and dry it good before installing it back into the door. A sticking door latch might require some lubrication or it might be jamming against the strike plate on the door jamb. Insert the tip of your powdered graphite tube into the opening around the latch and inject a few.

Insert the straw into the opening of the lock. Once you have the door handle off you can now try to open the latch manually with either a large flathead screwdriver or pair of needle nose pliers. Tighten the hinge screws and then try adjusting the strike plate by loosening its screws and shifting it slightly. If the latch still sticks after you put it back chances are you have the door knob attached too tight onto the door.

Slide the doorknob off the spindle pull out the lock mechanism and remove the latchbolt from its hole in the edge of the door. You can see where the cylinder entered the dead latch mechanism and pulled the latch back. A coating of oil or silicone will also help. Move to the edge of the door.

This will cause pressure that will make the latch stick while it is inside the door frame. Parts are unavailable as of january 22 2019 how to replace the mechanism on a weiser handleset when the thumb pushy downy thingie won t retract latch. The issue a door latch stuck due to a jamming latch will have no real variation between how the latch moves when it is pressed in or when the handle is turned both when the door is open and when it is shut. Grasp the doorknob with one hand and turn it to retract the latch.

You should first test the door latch to ensure the latch is sticking inside the door and not due to a misaligned strike plate. Remove the two screws that hold the lock faceplate on the edge of the door. Turn the knob to open the door and release the knob slowly. This is because the issue is not with the door and not even with the control the knob has over the stuck latch.

Take the door knob apart and lean the latch mechanism with clean water. On the kwikset locks this looks like two little teeth that the cylinder pushes back.