Door Handle Lock Button Stuck

You can see where the cylinder entered the dead latch mechanism and pulled the latch back.

Door handle lock button stuck.

Step 3 stuck door knob lock. If you cannot get the lock button unstuck with simple jiggling and the door is locked have no fear you should still be able to get the door open. When a push button door knob begins to fail it either needs greasing or complete replacement to fix. The issue a door latch stuck due to a jamming latch will have no real variation between how the latch moves when it is pressed in or when the handle is turned both when the door is open and when it is shut.

Now that the door knob assembly is removed you can take a good look at the internal components. You should first test the door latch to ensure the latch is sticking inside the door and not due to a misaligned strike plate. Insert a small amount of graphite into the lock from the outside of the door and insert the key. You can now remove the door knob assembly.

This is because the issue is not with the door and not even with the control the knob has over the stuck latch. Push on the latch to move the internal components. Lock and unlock the doorknob both with the key and by pushing the push button and rotating the. If the door lock button is stuck out keeping you from pressing it in jiggling the handle and moving the door is likely to shake the jammed parts together.

Often they stick or break due to excessive pressure being placed on the door. You will see how the door knob lock works and can then use the rag to wipe down the internal components. A sticking door latch might require some lubrication or it might be jamming against the strike plate on the door jamb. The lock on a push button knob is meant strictly for household privacy.

Once you have the door handle off you can now try to open the latch manually with either a large flathead screwdriver or pair of needle nose pliers. On the kwikset locks this looks like two little teeth that the cylinder pushes back. Push button door knobs are used throughout the home as a cheap way to lock interior doors. Many door knob and lockset problems can be corrected before they become so serious that the lockset does not work at all.