Adjust the hinges so that the door is straight.
How to fix a stuck front door lock.
In most cases the problem is now fixed.
The knob will not turn to retract the stuck door latch.
2 hold the knob on the other side of the door and turn the loose knob clockwise until it fits snugly.
Open the door wide and put on a pair of safety glasses to protect your eyes.
Now go to the hardware store and buy you a new dead latch.
Tighten the screws that go into the door and the screws that go into the door frame.
Start by cutting the tube of powdered graphite at an angle and covering the ground under the door with paper towels to catch extra graphite.
You can tighten a simple interior mortise lockset like the one shown at left as follows.
Filing the strike 1.
Spray the entire mechanism with spray lubricant and wait for at least 10 minutes before you reinstall it.
A door knob lock button stuck has a few quick fixes that you can try out.
To take yours out just use your phillips screw driver again to take out the two screws in the face plate.
Release the button quickly try sliding your finger off the button so the pressure is maintained up until the precise moment of release with no backing off.
Try to open the door while it is shut.
Place the end of the straw into the opening of the lock where you normally insert your key.
Equip a rotary tool with a carbide tip bit.
Start by trying to push the lock button.
Do not over tighten the screws or you may strip break them.
Insert the straw into the opening of the lock.
Sometimes the cause of a stuck deadbolt is a misaligned or out of square door.
1 loosen the setscrew on the knob s shank.
Take note of the type of resistance.
If you break off a screw head or strip it use an inexpensive device called a screw extractor to remove it.
If this works then you can open the door and it s time to replace the dead latch.
The latch will not retract even when the knob is turned.
A latch bolt that sticks in the strike often leave tell tale.
You may want to spray wd40 or other lubricant on the lock mechanism.
Guide the straw as far in as you can to make sure you re hitting every part of the locking mechanism that might be sticking with the wd 40.
Insert the tip into the latch.
Ideally the opening of the tube will be small enough to fit inside of the lock.
If the gap between the door and jamb is angled then the door isn t square.
The door latch is not extended before rotating the knob.
Inspect the strike plate on the edge of the door frame.
3 if this does not help remove the knob.
