REMOVING OLD DOOR LOCK THAT HAS NO SCREWS FOR REMOVAL, CAN ONLY SEE SMALL PIECE OF WIRE.
2006-10-06 09:58:36 · 11 answers · asked by RICHARD R 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Some door knobs use a "spanner wrench" to install them. Look on the shaft right where the knob meets with the door. You may see a little notch in the shaft. If you do not have a "door spanner wrench" you can use a small screw driver and a hammer to loosen the knob. Just place the tip of the screw driver in the little notch. Remembering "Right-tighty, lefty-loosey" try tapping the screw driver in a counter clockwise direction. this should loosen the knob, letting you remove it from the door.
I hope this helped you out a little. As the others mentioned, you may just have a face-plate covering the screws, so you may want to check that first, and try to pry it off.
Either way, I wish you luck in removing the knob.
2006-10-06 10:55:59 · answer #1 · answered by jam961 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Schlage had a design where a small spring was used to capture an escutcheon plate on the interior side of the door handle.
Press the spring in or up with a small flat blade screw driver to release the e-plate from the handle, then slide the e-plate back toward the handle, away from the door.
You should be able to find a pair of screws to unscrew the inside and outside halves of the handle and disassemble the rest of the handle.
2006-10-06 11:33:05 · answer #2 · answered by Tom-SJ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are different ways to attach the handles. Varies by style. Use links below to get you in the ballpark. I just installed a brass lever style Schlage lock-set and it had set screws to secure the handles behind the trim rings.
Don't use a hammer like described above! It will come apart, you just have to figure out how. It is not a rocket engine....it's a door knob. Be patient and good luck.
2006-10-06 10:32:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for a little slto on the inside of the door knob. You should be able to pry off the escutcheon plate with a screwdriver by sticking it in the slot. Once the plate is off you will see the screws.
2006-10-06 10:05:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There will be a cover on one of the sides of the door knob. This is covering the screws.
2006-10-06 10:01:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think your clue is the small wire. It is probably a spring. See if you can push it in while pulling on the knob
2006-10-06 16:17:42 · answer #6 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually a door knob would be twist or turn not push or pull.
2016-03-17 04:12:39 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That tab should be pushed in with a thin slotted screwdriver. Since you couldn't figure that out, I would suggest that you hire a locksmith. It seems you lack the basic skills one needs to install or fix anything.
2006-10-09 16:46:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
complex task. lookup at the search engines. this can help!
2014-11-22 18:11:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sledge hammer and crowbar!!! it'll work!
2006-10-06 10:06:11 · answer #10 · answered by chank1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋