How To Fix A Kwikset Door Lock

Press and hold the a or program button while reinserting the battery pack.

How to fix a kwikset door lock.

Some models have a small pin on the neck of the inner door. I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset. Fix broken front door and garage door locks with smart lock technology that s easy to install and easy to use with smartphone compatibility. Remove the battery pack.

Insert the key that currently operates your lock. Find secure and reliable locks that will last when you replace your broken locks with kwikset s durable hardware. I show how i tightened my loose door handle that is made by kwikset. Make sure your key is fully inserted.

My front door knob was broken and i couldn t open the door from the inside or outside. Keep holding the button for 30 seconds until the lock beeps and the status led flashes red. This procedure will fix your upside down keyhole. How to repair a kwikset door lock cylinder step 1.

Push the small spring housing away from the cylinder on the inside of the door knob with the cylinder plug tool. Insert the smartkey tool fully and firmly into the smartkey hole. Remove the current key. This is the short version of what you should attempt to do before trying anything else if the screw is loose the key will not turn all the way and the tur.

Remove the smarkey tool. Here is the handleset i bought. I had to fix it. Here s how i did it.

You do not need the kwikset cylinder removal tool. View button locations for your lock model. This video is a demonstration of how to remove the lock cylinder on a kwikset smartkey door knob so you can flip over the lock so the keyhole is not upside down. Remove the outside door knob assembly from the door.