How To Adjust Door Lock Strike Plate

File the striker plate.

How to adjust door lock strike plate.

File off enough metal to allow the latch to catch inside the plate and secure the door. Bend the tab on the plate that folds into the hole forward with a slotted screwdriver to make room for the latch of a door that won t catch if the plate is seated too far inward. For minor adjustments you may be able to loosen the plate and tap it in the direction you need. If your filing action is shaking the strike plate remove the plate and secure it in a vise for your repair.

Simple adjustment to stop rattling door noise on your interior doors. To snug the door up you would move the strike plate toward the center of the door jamb. Place one layer of masking tape across the strike plate then cut out the center. Have a door out of alignment due to settling.

How to adjust a door knob strike plate 1. Move it away from the center if the strike will not seat when the door is closed. Step 5 remove the strike plate and change its location on the door jamb if the misalignment is too severe to correct otherwise. Need to drill a new hole really close to the original one.

Use a screwdriver to loosen the screws slightly. Close the door then open it and. Bend the strike plate s latch pocket tab straight with the pliers. The stripped hole repair kit from king s original ha.