Latch On Door Handle Stuck

Ensure that the door is unlocked before doing so.

Latch on door handle stuck. Start by removing the door handle. A door knob or door handle uses a spring loaded latch. Use the screwdriver to lever the latch out of the door. If it won t come out this is sometimes the case with stuck latches insert your screwdriver into the latch at the point where the door knobs intersected with it.

A sticking door latch might require some lubrication or it might be jamming against the strike plate on the door jamb. The issue a door latch stuck due to a jamming latch will have no real variation between how the latch moves when it is pressed in or when the handle is turned both when the door is open and when it is shut. In the resting state of the lock the spring is extended. Pull the door latch out of the door.

The idea here is to remove your door s handle and trying to pull the latch back from within the latch mechanism to get the door open. Turn the knob to open the door and release the knob slowly. On the kwikset locks this looks like two little teeth that the cylinder pushes back. Many door knob and lockset problems can be corrected before they become so serious that the lockset does not work at all.

You can see where the cylinder entered the dead latch mechanism and pulled the latch back. This is because the issue is not with the door and not even with the control the knob has over the stuck latch. The door handle started getting stiff and then stopped working and. Expert advice on how to repair common problems with door knob locks and deadbolts such as stuck or frozen door locks latches that don t latch and keys broken off in door locks.

Hi this video shows you how to repair a broken door handle caused by a faulty door latch. The turning of the handle retracts the latch by pulling on the spring and compressing it. Once you have the door handle off you can now try to open the latch manually with either a large flathead screwdriver or pair of needle nose pliers.