If the key is upside down when installing the lock, the cylinder must be removed in order to change the key way. The cylinder removal tool (81467-003) may be needed in order to do complete this operation. Please contact consumer service through Ask A Question to order this tool. Please view instructions below on how to remove the cylinder to change the key way.1. Step 1: Rotating the round spindle for removal. 2. Step 2: Removing Round Spindle. 3. Step 3: Inserting cylinder removal tool and removing cylinder. 4. Step 4: Reinserting the cylinder. No documents matching this FAQ. door handle set with hardware Begin by removing the screws holding the doorknob in place. The screws will be located on the interior side of the door. If your doorknob has screws on the cover plates, remove those to loosen the old knob. If not, look for a small slot with a metal piece on the side of the handle. Then use a clip or the key from the new doorknob to push in on the metal piece as show in the image.
That should make the doorknob pop loose. Pull off the doorknob to reveal the plate below. Look for a slot in the plate along the seam where it butts against the door. Wedge a flathead screwdriver in the slot and then give the plate a half twist to pop it off. With plate removed, you'll see the screws you should remove with a power drill (Image 1). Remove the old latch by taking out the screws with a power drill or screwdriver (Image 2). Depending on your door, you may need to adjust the backset, the distance between the edge of the door and the center of the doorknob. Most doorknobs can accommodate different backsets. Reverse the removal procedure to install the new doorknob. In most cases the holes for the new doorknob will match your existing holes. Be sure to orient the new striker in the correct direction to ensure that the door will close properly. Screw the new latch in, setting the screws by hand first and then tightening them with a power drill. Set the doorknobs in place, set the screws by hand, and then tighten.
Don't over-tighten the screws or you'll bind the doorknob. Test the new handle to make sure it turns and locks properly. Sign up for weekly project ideas and advice from experts Privacy Policy Sign Up for More We love to DIY. You love to DIY. See the latest DIY projects, catch up on trends and meet more cool people who love to create. Make It. Fix It. Learn It. Find It. Get quick inspiration from Made + Remade each week. Desperation Turnaround: America's Most Desperate Landscape 2012Try These Plants and Groundcovers 10 Things You Must Know About Landscaping The Essential Steps to Landscape Design Water-Wise Landscape for the Northeast Reducing the Size of a Lawn Lush Landscaping Creates Major Curb Appeal Making A Checkerboard Patio Garden Some of the Most Desperate Landscapes The 2011 Winner of America's Most Desperate Landscape Products featured in Yard Crashers' San Francisco Giants Special 2014Edit ArticleHow to Open a Door With a Knife
Three Parts:Getting Ready to Pick the LockPicking the LockUsing Other ToolsCommunity Q&A There might come a time that you get locked out of your house – or a room in your house, and you don’t have or can’t find the key. Luckily, you can usually pick a standard door lock with a knife, including a typical butter knife. There are several ways to do this. Never break into property not your own, though! Determine the type of lock, and understand how it works. If the door is locked with a bolt in addition to a lock in the door knob, you are going to be out of luck, at least when it comes to using a knife to get it open. However, you should be able to open a typical lock if it uses a spring-loaded latch system or has a button lock. In a spring-loaded system, the latch springs out from a latch pocket that is built into the door jamb and keeps the door shut. But if you turn the knob or handle, you should be able to retract the latch. That is, unless it’s locked. To unlock this kind of a door, you should be able to take a butter knife or putty knife and manipulate the latch enough to retract it and open the door.
The simplest lock to open, though, is the kind with the push button as the locking mechanism. All you will need to do with such a lock is to manipulate the inside of the lock enough to pop the button back out. Obtain a knife to open the door. You may not want to use a very sharp knife or a knife with a very sharp tip to open a door lock. One slip and you could injure yourself with the knife. A simple butter knife or putty knife might work, so considering using that first. A thin knife with a sharp point may be necessary depending on the size of the keyhole, though. You could use a pocket knife if the lock is very small, such as a bike lock. If the hole in the outside handle is a small circle instead of a slit, you could choose a paperclip or hair clip instead of a knife as it’s safer. If there is a slit on the outside handle, though, a knife should work. Put the knife blade in the key hole. Again, you may need a small knife blade to accomplish this. The lock will need to be a pin tumbler lock.
Essentially, you will be using the knife as a torque wrench or wiggling it around like a key. Stick the blade into the lock as far as it will go. Put it in the bottom half of the keyhole. Apply pressure, first in one direction, and then in the other direction. Basically, you will want to wiggle the knife around in the keyhole. You may hear a click. If you do, the lock should give a bit. That means you’re in! It can take some time to get the lock open, though. Put the knife between the door and the door jamb’s striker plate. Work it in until you feel the end of the knife bottom out on the door latch. Most people are familiar with how this works. You need to find the spot where the door latches. Pry open the latch by sweeping the end of the knife and moving the latch inward. Take the butter knife, and slide it between the door and the door frame, starting about three inches at the top of the door knob. Slide the knife until you find the door’s bolt. Push the knife in, working it until you slide the bolt out of the door jamb.
Take an unfolded paper clip or hair clip and use it with the knife. This will increase your chances of success with a knife. Put it above the knife blade, while keeping the knife blade in the key hole. Apply twisting pressure to the lock with the knife blade at the same time. If using a paper clip, hammer the end of the paper clip to flatten it before trying to put it in the door. You want to rake the pick across the keyhole pins. You want to be careful not to break the lock or the knife so you may need to carefully wriggle the knife for a while until you hear a click. Insert the tension wrench into the lock opening’s bottom and turn the lock to the side as if you were unlocking the door with a key. Keep holding the tension wrench and apply pressure. Insert the flattened paperclip above the tension wrench, pushing until you meet resistance. Push up on the pin with the paperclip. Try another tool like a credit card or lock picking kit. The most common tool used to pick a lock is a tension wrench.
If you don’t have a tension wrench, you could use a very small hex key. A flat head screwdriver could also work. You could also try a credit card if you’re trying to get through a lever-type doorknob. Just slide the card into the crack in the door, where the lock is, similar to the process with a knife. Be aware you might ruin the card, though. At the same time, put pressure on the door with your free arm so the latch doesn’t spring back out. You may need to make this motion several times before you can get in the door. Be careful when opening a door with a very sharp knife! The wider the slit between door and frame, the easier it is to open. Tight-fitting doors cannot be opened this way.It will cost you some money, but you won't risk damaging the door. Don't do this on other people's property. Remember it can be a crime to break into someone's house. Do not ever commit a crime. Do it fast and keep still as you do it. Make sure you don't cut yourself!