How To Remove Kwikset Front Door Handleset

Find the screws on the side of the door that secure the latch plate.

How to remove kwikset front door handleset.

Insert the smartkey tool fully and firmly into the smartkey hole. Here is the handleset i bought. Loosen the outer ring. How to remove a kwikset laurel door knob step 1.

I had to fix it. If the plate is too high or low the bolt will not click into place when the door is closed. Hold the doorknob as tight against the interior mechanism as possible and slip your flathead screwdriver beneath the lever. With the plate removed you can now pull the latch mechanism through the side of the door.

You may feel the tool click inside the lock. Open the door so that you have access to front and back of the door you are removing the kwikset door knob from. Ensure your door cannot close on its own or that you have another way to enter you home. Rotate the key 90 degrees clockwise.

Once the doorknob is back in the door go back to that same notch from when you removed the knob. Take out the screws then carefully pry off the plate with a flat head screwdriver. My front door knob was broken and i couldn t open the door from the inside or outside. Insert the head of a.

Here s how i did it. The screws secure the knobs together to the door. Kwikset door handlesets are available in multiple styles ranging from traditional to modern. Step 2 adjust the dead bolt latch to fit the back set of the door by extending the bolt and rotating the front to lengthen.

Insert the key that currently operates your lock. Remove the latch mechanism if you re installing a new handle. Grab the knob handles on both sides of the door and simultaneously turn both handles clockwise. Handlesets are ideal for front entries because they have both a secure deadbolt and stylish handle.

Browse our collections to find the handleset that will compliment your homes exterior design. Remove the current key. To raise or lower the plate loosen the screws at the top and bottom and remove the plate from the frame. Remove the two screws on the inside door knob faceplate using a phillips head screwdriver.

Remove the smarkey tool. Push the lever in the opposite direction from what you used to remove the knob.