How To Fix A Kwikset Door Lock

Insert the key that currently operates your lock.

How to fix a kwikset door lock.

Fix broken front door and garage door locks with smart lock technology that s easy to install and easy to use with smartphone compatibility. Keep holding the button for 30 seconds until the lock beeps and the status led flashes red. Remove the battery pack. This procedure will fix your upside down keyhole.

This is the short version of what you should attempt to do before trying anything else if the screw is loose the key will not turn all the way and the tur. I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset. I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset. Remove the current key.

My front door knob was broken and i couldn t open the door from the inside or outside. You may feel the tool click inside the lock. Remove the smarkey tool. Push the small spring housing away from the cylinder on the inside of the door knob with the cylinder plug tool.

Make sure your key is fully inserted. I had to fix it. Find secure and reliable locks that will last when you replace your broken locks with kwikset s durable hardware. Rotate the key 90 degrees clockwise.

How to repair a kwikset door lock cylinder step 1. Insert the new key you wish to use with the lock. Some models have a small pin on the neck of the inner door. Remove the outside door knob assembly from the door.

This video is a demonstration of how to remove the lock cylinder on a kwikset smartkey door knob so you can flip over the lock so the keyhole is not upside down. Here s how i did it. View button locations for your lock model. Insert the smartkey tool fully and firmly into the smartkey hole.