How To Fix Door Lock Misalignments

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How to fix door lock misalignments.

Tap the end of a chisel under the door stop on the striker side of the jamb. Open and close the misaligned door to look for areas where it sticks or doesn t line up correctly. Remove one of the screws on the jamb side of the hinge and drive in a 3 in. 1 loosen the setscrew on the knob s shank.

Pry up on it until it comes loose and remove it. Check where the latch on the door hits the strike plate on the frame. Use the chisel to remove the door stop. You can tighten a simple interior mortise lockset like the one shown at left as follows.

If you find that the latch contacts the strike plate too high or too low make sure all the door s hinge screws are tight. 3 if this does not help remove the knob. If that doesn t solve the problem try this trick. The long screw will grab the wall framing and draw in the whole doorjamb slightly.

Look for gaps all around the edges of. Use a cordless drill or driver to remove the screws on the jamb not the door. How to fix a misaligned door.