How To Change A Defiant Door Lock

Finally measure the thickness of your door.

How to change a defiant door lock.

How to re key a defiant lock. Dump out the old pins insert the new key and use tweezers or small needle nose pliers to match the new colored pins to the color code on the special instruction sheet. Extract lock cylinder and c clip. Subscribe to my other how to channel.

Insert the exterior part of the lock into the door by feeding the long metal piece through the opening in the center of. Test your new lock. If the deadbolt comes with an interior plate and a decorative. Insert the pins and reassemble the lock.

Insert the new bolt into the opening on the edge of the door and fasten it to the door with the provided screws. Most electronic locks come with two screws that you need to remove from the inner part of the door. Turn over the lock so its keypad faces downward. Remove the lock from the door.

Measure the size of the lock. Use the wire tool from the kit to remove the deadbolt from the door by pushing the tool into the doorknob hole. Once the new pins are in reverse the steps to reassemble the lock. Defiant locks share the same type of keyway with the kwikset brand which means that a defiant key will fit into a kwikset lock and vice versa.

They are typically used in bedrooms or bathrooms. If all the locks on your house are kwikset locks you can still buy a defiant lock and match it to work with your current house key. Then measure the setback the distance from the doorframe to the hole. You can watch this quick video or read on to learn how to replace your door knobs in 5 minutes or less.