How To Fix A Yale Door Lock Spring

This 1 minute video shows you how easy it is to install a yale door lever lockset.

How to fix a yale door lock spring.

If the latch does not catch close the door slowly to watch how the latch bolt meets the strike plate. To save battery power your nest yale lock only checks in with the network every few minutes so if your lock isn t responding when you use the nest app but it doesn t appear as offline wait 30 minutes and then see if it appears as offline in the app. All it takes is a screwdriver and a few minutes to improve the look of your entry door. I am completely flumaxed.

If you have a good spring maybe in a different lock you can measure the length of the spring when un tensioned. Save yourself the hassle of disassembling the lock again at a later date for general maintenance. Lubricate non faulty parts such as the door handles using lubricants like wd 40 or a graphite spray while replacing faulty parts. I have a yale type lock and have had to take it apart as the part connected to the bolt was bent and the bolt wouldn t extend out of the lock properly.

Tighten the hinge screws and then try adjusting the strike plate by loosening its screws and shifting it slightly. This old yale lock was removed from a door last week so its time to strip it down and see what went wrong if you have old yale locks and looking to upgrad. Repairs range from making minor latch adjustments to repositioning the door. Locate the back check valve on the bottom of the closer between the arm and the door jamb.

When you find your yale lock latch loose it is a good idea to check what needs to be done on other parts of the lock. Then hang weights from it to determine the amount of force needed to start stretching it the spring pretension force and then amount of additional force needed to stretch it a specific distance the stiffness of the spring then you can go find one online. If your lock icon says offline on the nest app home screen you won t be able to use the app to lock or unlock it remotely. The valve is an allen head screw.

Step 3 insert an allen wrench into the back check valve and turn the valve clockwise to increase the tension.