Subject: can not remove 1/2 of an exterior door lock...
Newsgroup: alt.home.repair
= Gautam Thaker = wrote:

I removed the screws on the inside
and that part comes out easily. Yet, the outside part (the door knob
part) does not come out. Something in the lock mechanism is holding it
in. I can't still open the door. Is there some trick? some latch? How
can i remove this lock so that I may replace it with a newer one?


It's probably hung up on paint (on the outside). From the inside tap a
screwdriver in the tip of the spindle (I think that's what it's called). Should
just be able to pop the outside part into the back yard. Then you can fiddle
with the bolt to get the door open.



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-Graham

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