Front Door Bolt Stuck

Reinstall the lock cylinder and you re good to go.

Front door bolt stuck.

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. Fix stuck or jammed dead bolts. Taking the lock of the door is often simpler than it would be to take a deadbolt or exterior door knob lock of the door. Spray a couple of shots of spray graphite on the latch mechanism where you see a seam.

Then saturate the bolt mechanism with the spray lube and twist it back and forth with a flat blade screwdriver. If so here s how you can fix it. Turn the door knob so that the latch bolt. September 2 2013 september 2 2013 tyler.

Pull both door knobs away from the door. You will need the following. With the door latch stuck as a result of rust the internal components jam as the excess material fills the gaps required for things to move past one another. There are seams on the latch sleeve and in the hole in the center of the latch.

Inspect the strike plate on the edge of the door frame. As a result of moisture rust can accumulate inside the lock as well on the latch bolt. Do you have a door that won t open because the lock latch won t retract enough to open the door. A latch bolt that sticks in the strike often leave tell tale marks or scrapes on the strike plate.

Hold the front door knob with one hand and the inside door knob with your other hand. Remove the two screws that hold the lock cylinder and pull it from the door.