Loose Door Lock Faceplate

Methods of tightening them depend upon the type of lockset.

Loose door lock faceplate.

1 loosen the setscrew on the knob s shank. There are no visible screws on either side of the door so i am assuming they are under the brass plate on the inside of the door. There is a little rectangle on the bottom of the plate but it doesn t seem to help pop off the. Disassemble the lock to view the placement of the screws.

Some of the components in question are the set screw the fastener and also the spindle that connects both halves of your doorknob door lock or door handle. I can t seem to get the plate off though. On many newer less expensive locksets the faceplate the round plate that fits against the door surface itself has two exposed screws that may loosen over time causing the doorknob mechanism to wobble loosely. 2 hold the knob on the other side of the door and turn the loose knob clockwise until it.

Remove the lock faceplate. We have a kwikset deadbolt on our main door and the faceplate has come loose. When this occurs it s an easy matter to simply tighten these screws to snug up the. In many cases removing the faceplate is enough but in some cases you may also need to remove parts of the lock from the door.

Loose faceplate with exposed mounting screws. Door knob is loose. You can tighten a simple interior mortise lockset like the one shown at left as follows.