How To Fix A Yale Door Lock Spring

Of course if it s on an exterior door you ll want to do this when the weather is nice and when it s safe to leave the door unlocked.

How to fix a yale door lock spring.

First clean the keyhole with a penetrating lubricant like wd 40. I have a yale lock with a loose latch and i am wondering if the spring can be fixed or if it is best to discard the entire latch assembly. Cleaning and repairing an antique mortise door lock. Many people put up with the aggravation of a sticking door lock for years.

Hello i am having some difficulty with a yale door lock. 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. I am completely flumaxed. Image courtesy of pixabay after several years of use door parts often fall into disrepair especially if the door is in a high traffic part of the house.

The issue is that the brass part that goes goes into the door frame slips forward when the door is left on catch meaning that if you use the catch with the door closed while you are outside you can get yourself locked out. 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. Ironically by cleaning and oiling them you can fix most locks in a matter of minutes. 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.

I removed it to see if i could fix it. However now when i go to put it together again i can t figure out how the spring goes back. 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. If you have an older house with knobs that slip latches that are stuck inside the door or other minor problems then you should follow these instructions to remove the lock dis assemble it clean and perform minor repairs.