Beats the hell out of paying some guy 100$ to walk in the door, 40$ per lock done and 10$ per key copy. I have seen kits at home depot for both the kwikset and shlage brands, both selling for $9.95 in my area. Post if you have questions about doing this- I have done this to 2 house so far, gonna help my parents out and do thiers tomorrow. Its really not all that hard to learn to do, and kinda fun to see how your locks work. (even if you screw up and blow the springs all over, which I have done, you can even fix that. Carefully examine it to see if it is gummed up or rusted in the open position. Check the door to make sure it is properly aligned when closed and is not blocking the bolt from sliding into the slot. You can tell its done right when you stick your new key in, and the pins are all flush. Take a close look at the key to make sure it is not damaged or worn. You unassemble the lock from the door, remove the lock core- for doorknobs this can be the hardest part- remove the tumbler, and put the color coded pins in. Went to home depot, picked myself up the kwikset re-pin your locks set. And, I could do it for 10$ if I wanted to, just being lazy. I still dont get why the locksmiths charge what they do, not trying to incite flames, but for my 10 locks it woulda cost 250-350$ in my area. Its really pretty easy, does not take much time, and saves you SO much money. Examine the decorative plate that covers the inside. Remove the thumb-turn lever and set it aside. Use a paperclip or an awl with a fine point to press the pin-hole to release the lever. But I wanted to encourage anyone out there thinking about doing this job, to go for it. Look on the shaft that connects the thumb-turn latch to the inside chassis of the lock. I have 10 locks to do, so I split it up a bit. I just finished phase 1 of re-keying my house. This will re-engage the clutch.Īlign the turnpiece with the torque blade and reinstall the interior assembly on the door.No question here. Rotate the turnpiece 180° clockwise (you will need to use force when rotating the turnpiece, and you will hear it click). Place the battery cover onto the interior assembly, making sure to align the turnpiece with the shaft. If it cannot rotate to the vertical position, the clutch has become disengaged. Attempt to rotate the turnpiece on the interior assembly to the vertical position. Verify that the lock can be operated smoothly with the key while the interior is removed. Remove the interior assembly from the door. After removing the screws, you may remove the outer cylinder and tailpiece. Step 2: Then, using a Phillips head screwdriver, remove the two retention screws on the inside side of the Schlage deadbolt. Make sure the latch bolt can operate smoothly with the key and reinstall the interior assembly. Step 1: Unlock your Schlage deadbolt using the key or the code. If it is still unable to rotate, loosen the screws on the mounting plate and reposition the plate so there is no tension on the cylinder torque blade. If it is unable to rotate, remove the interior assembly from the mounting plate. The mounting plate is placing tension on the torque blade.Īttempt to lock and unlock the door with the key.Make sure the hole in the door frame is drilled at least 1” (25 mm) deep. The hole in the door frame for the latch bolt is not drilled deep enough.If you have to push, pull or lift the door to get it to close, adjust the position of the lower strike. The lower latch and lower strike (for your knob or lever) are misaligned, putting too much load on the deadbolt latch.Īs a test, rotate the turnpiece on the deadbolt so the latch is retracted (unlocked), and close the door.The deadbolt latch and strike are misaligned, causing the latch to bind.Īdjust the tab of the lower strike (for your knob or lever) to help align the upper latch and strike so that the latch bolt enters the strike when the door is locked.Replace with the new tapered latch that came with the lock and reinstall the lock. Remove the lock from the door, including the old latch. If the latch being used is from an older lock, it will likely not have a tapered latch bolt.
SmartCode deadbolts require a tapered latch bolt for ease of operation. YES - Door handing process was successful!ĭisassemble the lock, and reinstall it without the adapter ring on the exterior side of the door. NO - Remove battery pack, wait 15 seconds, then attempt the process again. Did the latch bolt retract and extend on its own when the battery pack was installed? Note: Latch bolt will only retract half way.Press and HOLD the Lock button while installing battery pack. Hold button until the latch bolt starts moving on its own.Remove interior cover and battery pack.This step will teach your lock the orientation of your door and is crucial to lock operation. The door handing process was not executed during installation.On my Smartcode Deadbolt, the lock beeps, the keypad flashes red, and the door cannot lock.