Front Door Bolt Stuck

Then saturate the bolt mechanism with the spray lube and twist it back and forth with a flat blade screwdriver.

Front door bolt stuck. Hold the front door knob with one hand and the inside door knob with your other hand. Inspect the strike plate on the edge of the door frame. Turn the door knob so that the latch bolt. A latch bolt that sticks in the strike often leave tell tale marks or scrapes on the strike plate.

Sometimes the lock button being stuck is endemic of the latch bolt freezing so you might not be able to take advantage of spring loaded latch through the gap between the door and the frame. This creates unnecessary friction as the metal bits of the lock attempt to slide past one another. September 2 2013 september 2 2013 tyler. Reinstall the lock cylinder and you re good to go.

Fix stuck or jammed dead bolts. There are seams on the latch sleeve and in the hole in the center of the latch. How to fix a stuck front door lock latch that won t retract. Do you have a door that won t open because the lock latch won t retract enough to open the door.

Home doors door repair. Remove the two screws that hold the lock cylinder and pull it from the door. Pull both door knobs away from the door. You will need the following.

If so here s how you can fix it. Spray a couple of shots of spray graphite on the latch mechanism where you see a seam.