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How to install a slide lock on a door.
Open the door 5 and mark again where the projecting bolt hits the moving door.
Locate the screw holes on the garage door s second section directly to the left of the track s rectangular slot.
Align the main body of the bolt with your pencil marks and mark the position of the screw holes.
3 hold the slide lock up.
Remove the keeper plate from one side then slide the cylinder lock housing out of the door on the other side.
Pre drill the drill frame using your power drill.
Measure and mark it in two places to ensure that the bolt is level.
Mark the mounting screw holes in this position and the spot where the bolt hits the moving door.
Installation of sliding door lock.
For mounting screw holes drill 5 32 holes.
For bolt holes drill 11 32 holes.
Choose a height for your sliding bolt.
Install the latch on the door frame using the provided screws.
Install the lock and test it out now mount the lock onto the door frame by using two screws and then take the bolt and gently push it into the bolt hole.
Mark the same positions on the door frame where the door lock will latch.
Drill the hole using a 1 8 inch drill bit and then widen it with a inch drill bit.
Remove the screws securing the lock s keeper plate with a phillips head screwdriver.
These open screw holes will hold the slide lock in place.