How To Remove Sliding Patio Door Lock
Unscrew and remove the existing lock.
How to remove sliding patio door lock. Use the screwdriver to loosen these screws and detach the handles from the lock. Remove the handles from the door using a philips head screwdriver. Usually you buy just the mortised steel lock assembly that fits within the door and reuse the old handles and actuating lever. Prime line products c 1225 sliding door handle mortise st.
Unscrew the head stop with a power or phillips screwdriver. These are the parts used. When the screws are removed the interior and exterior pieces of the lock pull apart from the door. If you can t undo it with a manual screwdriver try a power screwdriver.
Then replace the bottom screw in the hole where it was affixed to the handle to prevent the latch from falling into the doorframe. This screw may be tightly fixed. The mechanics of the lock have broken leaving the top section of the door completely. The lock will have screws on the interior side of the door.
Step 1 removing handles examine the door lock and locate the two screws that secure the handles to the door. The screws hold the interior and exterior pieces of the lock together. In this video i attempt to open a patio door that has got stuck locked. Step 3 removing the screws two screws on the end of the door secure the latch.
Open the door and locate the head stop screw at the top corner of the door frame right where the door would touch the frame when it closes.